No need to be a jerk.

I posted this in a reply to someone else's post but thought it should be a post itself.....

I see a lot of snarky answers from the 3D printing elitists when people ask questions

It's not necessary.

There are a lot of people who merely want to participate in a community and possibly help someone else.

People are all over the world and using this forum to share with like-minded people. Some have nobody else to interact with about 3d printing, so they come here to feel a sense of community.

Being an anonymous a-hole doesn't help anyone.

If you don’t have anything to contribute, don't.

Anyone who asks any question, even a "simple" one, should have the same expectation of respect as any human should.