Friday, October 24, 2008

Answer the question

I hate it when people ignore your question and impose their answer to the supposed question they heard in their minds.

For example, on a gun board today a guy asked where he could find a small part for an SKS magazine. The first responder to this questions answered with something like, "Oh, you have a detachable magazine. Might as well put the original fixed back on." That's all he said.

It didn't answer or even come close to answering the question. My reply was to link a couple of potential sources to him and then explain he would be better off just buying a new magazine then to try to repair the old broken one with parts that probably aren't replaceable. I also explained that the detachable SKS magazines are not known for reliability, when compared to the original fixed ten round magazines.

I am not saying I am special, but I see this crap all the time. If a person answers a question that was never asked, does it help? Probably not. Stop wasting your time and the rest of the people's who are reading the thread if you aren't going to be helpful, or at least, explain your answer. i understood what the responder meant, but this doesn't mean everyone would.