Why do users reply "Do ur own homework" if there's a HOMEWORK HELP section, under Education&Reference?

• Why do you always get these fools who reply with "Do you're own homework!", when someone asks a question under homework help. Thats what that section is there for, help with homework. If you dont have a constructive or educated answer to give, then dont answer at all.

• Answer:

  There is a BIG difference when someone asks for help and explains what they have already tried, or what part of a problem they don't understand or asks just for the general how do I get started on this problem. Anyone who answers one of these questions with "Do your own homework" is just point gaming. HOWEVER, someone who has obviously just copied the text from their ditto sheet and is asking 8 questions at once is obviously just looking for someone to DO their homework for them and isn't asking for help. The analogy is, when I sit down with my 8 year old, am I helping them arrive at the answer themselves, or am I pushing them aside and writing the answers down for them? My personal favorites are the ones where someone spent more time typing a question in here than opening up the calculator in windows or going to dictionary.com and doing it themselves. The other good ones are where someone (in highschool) types in 10 history questions that are all obviously short answer and hopes someone goes and does their research for them. I try to answer these in my best Dave Barry-ian fashion.