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+1 for If a question is too trivial for you to deign to look at, please look elsewhere.
– aioobe
Commented May 28, 2011 at 22:44
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@aioobe - It's not the individual trivial questions that are the problem. When the number of trivial questions start to overwhelm the site, the experts will look elsewhere--as in, outside the StackExchange network, and the whole thing will then devolve into Yahoo! Answers.
– Brad Mace
Commented Jun 12, 2011 at 4:04
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-1: You're confusing the concept of "already exists stated categorically in existing authoritative documentation" with the concept of "being simple". They are totally orthogonal. Here's an incredibly simple, but not at all "general reference" question that's excellent because the answer is not evidently stated in any documentation.
– Lightness Races in Orbit
Commented Jan 26, 2013 at 19:13
If you want to delete your account on meta, please follow this: meta.stackoverflow.com/help/user-deletion. Thanks!
– Adam Lear StaffMod
Commented Jan 31, 2013 at 16:40
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'If a question is too trivial for you to degin to look at, please look elsewhere.' Can't agree more
– Aobo Yang
Commented Jul 28, 2013 at 15:01

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