Has a thread ever been moved TO GQ?

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@Colibri

You didn’t really “help” anybody.

1.) He answered the OP’s question as posted.
2.) He demonstrated to the OP how to find the answer to similar questions in the future.

How is that not being helpful?

For anyone who doesn’t want to click over to the LMGTFY thread, here’s a selection of relevant comments from staff and posters (including you, Colibri):

@xash

I think LMGTFY is acceptable. Whenever I use it, I use it in jest. It also makes a point, that your answer could easily have been googled. It’s along the same lines as Google is your friend.

@Colibri

Let’s put it this way. It’s not the sort of thing that would garner a official warning (unless someone started doing it persistently), [snip] A certain degree of snark is acceptable in GQ.

@Serenata67

If it only takes me a minute or two to Google something for another poster, I might put in the couple minutes to “clear the land” for “better” questions. If they have further questions or if their question is more complex than they let on, they can continue the thread asking more questions. If not, I’ve answered the question and that thread can fall off the face of the board.

@Gukumatz

If it popped up in the Game Room, I’d OK it, barring extraneous snark. For instance, a single LMGTFY link in the post would go through but a “LMGTFY link, dumbass” wouldn’t.

@Chronos

Personally, I think that the priorities are getting the answer for the OP, and educating the OP on how to get the answer (not necessarily in that order). LMGTFY does both. Yeah, it does it in a snarky way, but we’re all in the shadow of Cecil here, so I think a certain level of snark comes with the territory.

@C_K_Dexter_Haven

So, I don’t think it’s necessarily snarky to tell people where to find an answer. Sometimes, I think it’s satisfactory to say, “You can look that up in any reasonable dictionary” thus telling people how to find an answer.

@zut

I think a certain level of snark is acceptable as long as the poster correctly answers the question.

@Troy_McClure_SF

I think it’s worth keeping in mind that our dear leader Cecil is a bit of a smartass, and that LMGTFY is pretty mild compared to some of his columns over the decades.

As you can see, the consensus, including from mods and administrators, is that there’s no problem with isolated uses of LMGTFY as long as the search link is relevant and answers the question posed.