No.

If people don't want to answer questions, then don't answer them. Don't answer them with answers that don't help to solve the problem; that's just clutter, and clutter reduces usefulness. Specially clutter that's found over and over and over again. If you can't contribute towards a useful answer, and you can't stop the urge to scribble something in the textbox and hit the "create" button, at least be original. Don't be Borg.

If you ask for directions in a city where you are unfamiliar, would you welcome answers that say "you're better off wearing seat belts"? Over and over again? Regardless whether you are wearing them or not, it's not a useful answer.

In reply to Re^6: Avoiding silly programming mistakes by JavaFan
in thread Avoiding silly programming mistakes by missingthepoint

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