I have been in this forum for a short while, but recently, some of the forum members were unhappy due to people who 'leech'.
Let me start by giving a definition of leechers : they are people who take knowledge from the forum but do not contribute back !
A question comes to my mind... at a point of time, when I was not knowing anything at all (I literally knew nothing), I used the forum to learn. I was helped by a lot of people like (Saddik, Hitesh, Muffadal, Dkaile, Hetal, and others to name a few) knowingly or unknowingly(through their posts). I wanted to contribute a lot back but due to lack of technical knowledge, I felt helpless ! Will I be branded as a leecher ?
Another question that comes to my mind is that when we were all kids, going to a school, learning new things in life from our teachers/friends, have we contributed everything back ?
If a teacher has 10 students, and some are unfit for learning, should he stop teaching ?
How can we know if a newbie is a leecher or just a newbie waiting for the knowledge to get imparted ?
My point is that we cannot know who will turn out to be a leecher and who will turn out to be a guru in future. Out of 100s or 100000000s of people, only some turn out to be like Muffadal, Saddik, Hitesh, Hetal, Dkaile, etc. But how can we know which one will turn out to be like whom ? People who have achieved a lot are few aren't they ?
My whole point of writing this post is to request :
Mods/Gurus :
Please don't get disappointed by some people and continue being considerate to newbies. Afterall, they form an integral part of the forum as Gurus don't need the forum for knowledge ! It is the newbies who eventually have to learn and continue the forum and pass on the knowledge to other newbies.You might only find 1 in a thousand, but don't loose your chances of finding that 1.
Newbies :
Please try and contribute in whatever way you can. Afterall, sharing & caring will make it a better world for everyone !
This is just a thought that has come to my mind.
Hope it is taken in a good gesture.