There are a lot of people that post questions where they don’t even know how to ask the question, can’t make themselves understood in English, probably shouldn’t be working with SQL Server, are posting their homework or job interview questions, etc. “I need a database for my data. Urgent, plz help!” Or post 1000 lines of code followed by “I have an urgent error. Please fix.”
I usually don’t bother with these; I just don’t have the patience. I answer the questions I actually feel like answering, and don’t worry about the rest. I find this refreshing, because I have the choice. I get plenty of requests at work that are no better, and I do have to deal with them. “I need write access to the server.” “Setup a new server. I need it in one-half hour because the vendor is coming in to install their software. They need 200 GB of memory and a hard drive.”
If you enjoy venting about these types of posts, feel free to jump into these long running favorites:
Twit List
http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=69568
Trigger Madness
http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=57741
Urgent!! respond NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=107216
It's dead, Jim
http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=67782
And my personal favorite
Not Even Stupid