Timeline for How should we handle questions that ask to do the impossible because of naivete (or lack of RTFM)
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| Apr 12, 2014 at 23:19 | comment | added | Vaughan Hilts | Agreed, there is no need to down vote. Ignorance does not mean you did not research. | |
| Apr 9, 2014 at 19:19 | comment | added | Charlie | This is exactly how Stackoverflow gained it's reputation. If the question is pertinent, shows evidence of research, and is finite in it's scope, then surely it's valid. Funnily enough, Josh, I once read about a dev who attempted ray-tracing on a C64. Low and behold - beta.slashdot.org/story/186141 - Not every question has an answer on Google though. Ergo Stackexchange. | |
| Mar 22, 2014 at 18:25 | comment | added | SpartanDonut | I'd say no. Perhaps they came here because their research didn't find anything. | |
| Mar 22, 2014 at 16:51 | comment | added | AturSams | And possibly a downvote for lack of research? | |
| Mar 22, 2014 at 16:43 | comment | added | AturSams | So an answer that explains why it can't be done is the correct treatment? | |
| Mar 22, 2014 at 16:36 | history | answered | user1430 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |