I’ve been reading the Audiogon discussionForum for decades now but don’t recall a response like "Do your own research vs asking us to do it for you or having us explain it to you". I think of the audiophile community as a group of nice, laidback people with various backgrounds and levels of knowledge who share a passion for audio. I’ve encountered a few exceptions mainly with people who entered the HiFi industry as a business opportunity without the passion for it or who lost it along the way. The audiogon community is a reflection of this nice group of people and is generous in sharing time and knowledge including with people who are new to the hobby and face a steep leaning curve. I am saddened when I hear or read that some people are intimidated to post because of a few bad actors who don’t represent the spirit of the forum. It is meant to be supportive with a "no such thing as a stupid question" attitude.
If a post is entitled "Aussie HiFi Market” and you don’t live in Australia and have little timely first hand knowledge on the topic, this post is not intended for you with the expectation that you will research it and report back to the OP. To paraphrase Ricky Gervais, if you come across an ad for guitar lessons, you don’t dial the number and tell the person you don’t want #@%& guitar lessons.
Perhaps Google is not the best means of asking people to share experiences, give advice, recommendations and opinions, perhaps I prefer to have a dialogue with a real human being rather than artificial intelligence, perhaps asking people to share their knowledge and views is research even though it doesn’t involve a search engine and perhaps I prefer to pay for my groceries at the regular check out counter rather than the self check out.
When someone asks me what time it is I don’t tell them to google it and if someone from out of town asks me for directions to a place I know, I will give them directions. It’s called kindness and to save the few from having to google it, it is the intentional, voluntary quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate toward others and yourself without expecting anything in return. I try to surround myself with kind people and I’m kind to them in return and try to leave them better than I found them. It works for me.