I frequent a couple of boards and I have noticed a nasty little habit some people have when people ask for help and can't find something on the internet. The nasty bit comes in the form of a common answer from many- "Google It".
People who ask for help searching for information on the net have probably already heard of Google and chances are they have tried to find the answer before you blurted out your answer of "Google It". In fact, the dreaded "Google It" is used more as an insult then an answer. This simple phrase is the internet equivalent of the middle finger when someone cuts you off on the freeway. I would venture to say that they have already searched on Google and maybe other search engines and did not get the response they were looking for. Many times the placement of a single word in the Google bar will lead to different answers.
I will give an example. I needed to find a guide I had seen for a MMORPG and could not find it. It was a free guide and I used 3 words - Level+Guide+World of Warcraft. I got plenty of Pay guides but no free guides. When I asked if anyone remembered the site we used to used I was assaulted by the "Google It" middle finger. Luckily another fine chap found it and even posted his search string -Leveling+guide+World of Warcraft. Three little letters earned me a big FU from another person and a rise in blood pressure.
In the future I ask that you don't give the Google finger, but help people find the information they seek. It would also be helpful if you actually give the search string so people on the boards can learn from your Google-Fu. One day you may be searching for the magic word to find the important information you need.
