It's not just THIS thread, either. Not to get way, way, way off topic, but I remember a recent thread asking for opinions on something, which contained the responses hinting at "you didn't do your research so why are you even thinking about this." Even if the posted clearly didn't do any research WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT? Why wouldn't you share helpful links, mention taking a class in research methods, etc? That poster was someone who was clearly not very knowledgeable, but posted a lot of threads asking for help and advice. Now they're gone because people were so rude, and who knows what problems they'll encounter in getting a dog, when they could have learned more here. Getting frustrated with someone for making a common mistake just because the mistake is common isn't fair.