LOL thats true for any forum. Especially from people like me that just joined.
Maybe so for new people who just joined but that is all the more reason one should always search first, especially on long standing forums that have been around for quite some time or with threads that have well over 10 pages of posts (like this one)... Chances are extremely high that you are not the first person to ask the question you're wanting to ask.
I don't believe I ever posted during the first month, instead I spent the first month lurking, finding games, and whenever I had an issue I would spend a few minutes searching the thread and reading for answers before asking. It's (to me) just simple common sense and etiquette as it keeps from cluttering up the thread thus keeping it shorter and more interesting as you're not seeing constantly repeated question posts you know? It also helps change ignorance (aka lack of knowledge, NOT stupidity) into knowledge gained.
With that said, nothing against you or anything and mean no negativity rather I just hope that you learned something from this and eliminating a pocket of ignorance. Also, welcome to the forum.