The article asks for basics like attempting to make a reasonable effort to research an answer on your own first, making sure that your question is appropriate f

The article asks for basics like attempting to make a reasonable effort to research an answer on your own first, making sure that your question is appropriate for the place you're asking it, and providing enough information for potential answerers to easily help you. That's not "gatekeeping", that's common courtesy, and I am unable to fathom how anyone could view it otherwise.