Sadly, the forums are full of members like the OP, and it seems to be getting worse every year. Members who create dozens of threads or posts asking very basic questions, rather than taking the time to RTFM or do any bit of research on their own. It's amazing that some of them are able to figure out how to turn their scanners/radios on and off without someone giving them detailed instructions or linking them to a video showing the steps. Worst is that some of these people actually believe that "doing research" includes asking others to spoon feed them answers to fundamental questions, which they could figure out on their own if they put an ounce of effort into it.
Unfortunately we also have certain members who simply can't help replying to every thread, chiming in with an "answer" to these questions (often not even the correct info), which only encourages the bad behavior. It's one thing to be helpful or to promote productive discussions, and certain there are plenty of legitimate questions that can and should be asked in a discussion forum, but that's not really what we're talking about here. We're talking about basic stuff that people ought to learn on their own instead of depending on others to put the work in for them.
This place has become quite a drag lately.
/rant