I don't know how others handle things, but when simple questions get asked, I tend to answer with an example and a pointer to related docs as in "here's how you do it, and here's where what happens is explained". If I deem the example likely too much for the beginner to understand I add a comment or two about what the obscure parts mean.

If someone posts a plain "RTFM" with absolutely no pointers at all I'll probably downvote. If someone posts a pointer to a specific doc that's at least somewhat worthwhile. I try to give people enough information so they have a something to start with and a place to look. If the same person repeatedly displays obvious lack of motivation to learn for themselves I simply ignore them from some point on. That only happens very rarely though.

Makeshifts last the longest.