I have no doubt that fielding ignorant questions every day inculcates a certain attitude of presumptuous arrogance. How could it not? However, as the sibling c

I have no doubt that fielding ignorant questions every day inculcates a certain attitude of presumptuous arrogance. How could it not? However, as the sibling comment says, I'm most commonly annoyed by this when I arrive at an answer via search and have to wade through the whole interrogation process about what the OP was really trying to accomplish. It's like, look... you're not being brought on as a consultant, where whole-system analysis and root-causing issues would be part of your professional responsibilities. Sometimes a person just wants to ask an obscure question about software to see if maybe someone else knows the answer. That person shouldn't have to provide a complete backstory and concept of operations for whatever it is they happen to be working on. They're also not entitled to an answer, so if you don't know, for the love of god, just move along and do something else with your day. I think this kind of behavior wastes a lot of time for everybody involved.