Asking questions on Facebook when you could just google

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AIBU to find this really really annoying? I probably am as it’s not harming anyone?!

It might just be me but I have several friends who do this and am on local/interest groups where people regularly do the same and it baffles me.

I’m not talking asking for recommendations I mean like asking “when does Tesco’s on the high street close today?” or “how much is soft play at the leisure centre?” Both easily answered correctly in 30 secs by Googling.

Pisses me off too...

but google gives you a 2 word answer, whilst in many cases you get a lot more details when asking the group.

It happens on here too.

It would be quicker to google the meaning of a word or phrase than to post, wait and hope someone replies, then find that reply.

Haha I noticed this just yesterday!

I do get that it's annoying, but these questions might not just be a method of getting information, but perhaps also a way of reaching out for a connection. I'll often ask friends things, but usually it's for explanations of things, that I could easily google. BUT I do it because I like to hear how other people would explain a thing and I learn better through conversations, it's also an 'opener' conversationally if it's a friend I've not seen in a while.

There can be a lot of things behind a question, mute them if you must but try not to judge. People are awfully lonely in this digital age.

It would be quicker to google the meaning of a word or phrase than to post

but then you would completely miss the comments, with a majority of "never heard of that", or "it's a very common say where I live". That's the whole point.

YANBU, I left my local town group due to this insane laziness. That and the casual racism.

I feel this way, however i once asked if anyone had ever been to the Maritime Museum from our area, specifically because there are about 5 ways and I couldn’t work out which was best. Google would and did give me the answer but I wanted lived experience.

I was told by lots of people that the boat was easily the best and nicest way but not the quickest. It was about 4th on my list of methods before that.

Asking straightforward questions though, with a definite answer, that is annoying!

but then you would completely miss the comments, with a majority of "never heard of that", or "it's a very common say where I live". That's the whole point.

I was thinking more when people say "what does mean?" or similar. Not threads asking if other people have ever heard of a regional phrase.

Wait for Christmas 🙄
"Opening times for x on y road for Christmas eve, please"

It's famous on our local groups for asking Asda's opening times, especially on bank holidays. Or bus times or fares. That's another one that people incessantly post about.

It really is the most ridiculous thing ever - that is total laziness rather than wanting to reach out to talk to someone.

I think it depends on what the question is for example our local leisure centre have a discount loyalty card, my son lost his and weekends it's swimming for £1, so I was trying to find out if he could still go and get the discount without his card as he's on the system and they can just look him up to see he's definitely a member. Tried to ring, I rang 8 times and no answer, asked on FB and within minutes I had loads of replies with an answer. The other day I was trying yo find out if a certain toddler group was still running, couldn't find a contact number or any information so asked on FB. Other pointless questions of opening times for stuff etc drives me mad cos I think just google it!!

The person who I know who does it a lot gets very direct answers or screen shots from google, I think others are fed up of it as well tbh.
If she wanted to start a conversation then she’d check into a hospital.

If she wanted to start a conversation then she’d check into a hospital

Fair point. I do enjoy the google screenshot response!

The inane question asking is up there with tagging yourself in hospital and the faux 'whats up hun' 'inbox u babe' replies after.

I like this website lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+google+search&iie=1 for helpfully googling answers for people.

I had a fb contact ask 'I want to volunteer at [name of] local hospital. Anyone know how I go about it? '

How about googling the hospital website and reading the volunteering page instead of virtue signalling on Facebook?

Oh because then you don't get loads of 'Oh hun you're such an amazing person' replies from your sycophantic MLM downline... 🙄

You can change the text to whatever you want lmgtfy.com/?q=why+do+people+ask+stupid+questions+on+Facebook+&iie=1 to help them with their queries.

I frequently want to post LMGTFY links on MN. But I fear that wouldn't be "in the spirit"!

It gives me the rage as well! I don't know why because it's really minor! On the school Facebook page people ask things like 'when do the kids go back', 1. How can you not know this and 2. Its quicker to google 'x school', term dates are the first result. I had to mute it, to stop myself responding with a sarcastic reply

We have it on our class whatsapp group - my stock response is its on the newletter on repeat! I even told them how to sign up to the newsletter if they weren't getting it!

I get the bank holiday question as some websites don't update those hours.

I was in dispair of the post on the local mums page asking where she could get nappies from at 10pm on Christmas Eve. Not an unexpected item to need generally!