They do if making the most cursory of searches would have told them. It’s not like a downvote is a huge punishment either. Just makes pointless questions easier to sort away.
Searching Prince Andrew doesn’t immediately give you the context and it’s not a pointless question because others (like me) may have the same question and would like to see the answer.
Then they should use a modicum of energy to find the answer as well, instead of expecting someone to hand them a (correct or not) answer. Might even learn a bit more than the answer to the question.
They do if making the most cursory of searches would have told them. It’s not like a downvote is a huge punishment either. Just makes pointless questions easier to sort away.
Searching Prince Andrew doesn’t immediately give you the context and it’s not a pointless question because others (like me) may have the same question and would like to see the answer.
Then they should use a modicum of energy to find the answer as well, instead of expecting someone to hand them a (correct or not) answer. Might even learn a bit more than the answer to the question.