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Originally Posted by punter
but i guess people like me are viewed here as asking these questions to pass their term papers or whatever.
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If you knew how often this happened, you might not be offended.
Because of this, I do understand suspicion, if there is any, but I prefer to give any person posting a question the benefit of the doubt.
Most programming forums have similar rules to prevent students from cheating. (Cheating can produce sub-standard programmers, which devalues our profession (livelihood), so you can see that it's a dead serious issue.) This means that we all have to adjust how we ask questions. For instance, if I post a question and just ask for an answer, somone might question my motives, even though I was just curious. However, if I show that I've tried to Google the subject and learn on my own or if I rephrase it and ask for good references, tutorials, hints, or a nod in the right direction for this particular topic, people would probably come out of the woodwork to help me. It's not that we believe you are dishonest. It's just that there are enough cheaters out there that it is necessary to have rules in place to deter them.
So, please stick around and ask questions, and learn all you can. There ar some good programmers here who will probably help you all the can if you also put in the effort.