Most of us on the UHH forum came here for reasons. We have an interest in the wonderful activity of photography, enjoy discussing the activity with others of like interest, and hope to learn new things that will increase our understanding. As on any public forum, those who participate will bring with them a variety of experiences and knowledge; sometimes extensive, sometimes minimal.

Anyone who has spent very much time here is aware that others new to the forum or photography may post questions that have been discussed many times before, or will ask their question in a very general and imprecise manner. When that happens, we can react in one of two ways. We can allow ourselves to be annoyed and chastise the person for not having done a search and/ or not providing all of the pertinent information needed for a complete answer, or we can recognize that the person may not realize that their question is too vague or general and help them get to a more complete understanding of both their own question and the answer which may follow.

As an example, if a person asks, "I'm new to photography, want to add a better lens to my kit, so which is the best lens for me to buy?" I see no real purpose in allowing myself to be annoyed or in jumping on that person for the simplicity of their question. Rather, I start with the assumption that they may not realize what additional info is needed for another to be able to provide a helpful answer. I assume that they are not yet knowledgable or experienced enough to know that some lens are better suited for a particular type of photography, or that the spectrum of lens may vary greatly in both quality and cost, far beyond what they are aware of. Rather than belittle them for their imprecision, it makes much more sense to gently let them know what information would be needed. Hopefully, they will get to a reasonable answer and will have gained some perspective as to which factors have bearing on their question, and why, along the way.

All questions, no matter how simply, are the starting point of a path to increased knowledge. Focusing on the mannerism which the question was asked is throwing up an unnecessary detour, which in the long run may convince the asker that they should not ask any questions at all.

My advice is that if one does not have the patience to provide answers without also voicing their annoyance for those with less experience or knowledge, it would be better to ignore the questions, hold your tongue, and quietly exist within your own world of negativity.

Beware JeepDaddy.

I have a MAC 1,1 produced in 2006.
The graphics card is a 500MB Graphic card.

Notes.

YOu can not run a operating system greater than 10.7 on this machine. If you try to purchase it online from apple, they won't allow it. You get a message that the operating system is incompatible with your machine.
Notice on the attachment that I have two processor quad core system.

Secondly. 3D effects in Adobe Photoshop won't work on a machine that doesn't have a gig of video RAM. I cannot use 3D effects like "Render lighting Effects" on my MAC PRO. I can do it on my MACBOOK PRO.. Its a current MACBOOK PRO.

I have elected not to get the new MAC PRO but get an IMAC with a Fusion DRIVE instead. According to MAC Rumors there upgrading them to the Processors soon.
If I were you I would wait. That's what I'm doing.

Just be cautious. The little quirks above are not advertised. If you don't ask the right question you may end up with some unpleasant surprises.

Russ Elkins