I am certainly not too proud to ask questions (see my lists of postings), none of the gurus here are. It seems that many students only ask for turn key solutions (or should that be turkey solutions, given the season)

My chief gripe is the people who haven't used the basic wit to check previous postings. Very few of the questions say "I've read XXX and YYY postings on the topic but I don't understand this bit" or I've tried this way and it didn't work.

These are the half-assed questions, which deserve derision.

Seasons greetings
Steve