ok, I have a legit question about help here....

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What the heck, I'll throw my thoughts in too. I'm fairly new here, but I've been on other similar sites. These forums have been an unbelievable education for me that I can't get anywhere else. If you want to learn you have to ask questions.

I try to be selective in my help requests. I don't want to plaster the boards with help requests because I am just too lazy to do any research myself. I actually research everything as much as I can, form an opinion and if I'm still not confident enough or need reassurance, I go ahead and ask.

Help requests don't just benefit the author of the request. I look at other people's past help requests all the time and use them as a reference tool to make decisions on the things I'm looking at.

I have to admit that I'm always nervous about posting help requests in fear that I am annoying people. That's why I try to be selective. I also always give thanks to those who help and show my appreciation because I know they don't have to help me and they are doing it out of their own kindness.