It is much easier to do a quick board search than it is to ask a question, wait for multiple answers and then sort through them to see which are pertinent and which not!

some poor poster did a search and turned up a thread 3 years old and is now being crucified for doing so.

You are damned if you do and damned if you don't.

Also if doing a board search one still has to go through the threads seeking the correct answer and hope that the posts they have decided to  trust are pertinent.