&gt; Someone asking a question that is answered in the documentation or has been asked and answered over and over should be pointed at those sources.<p>I think linking them to a directly-relevant resource like an answered StackOverflow question or a specific documentation page is a totally valid way to answer the question. My impression is that the author of the article is referring to replies that simply state &quot;Google it&quot; without providing any useful links, search terms, etc.