What's the best add lib ..: guidelines proposed

Cripes, I don't even know what an "add lib" is, except an attempt to balance a Republican Convention!

Perhaps, some of our more esteemed posters could propose a standard template for newbies?

Greg:

What I enjoy are the posters who suddenly become mute once these questions are asked of them.

Makes me think that:

...Ask a lame question @ A'Gon...
...Get hit by a truck the next day.

True, there is may be a "hidden" side to such questions as D-K suggests. But imagine questions such as, say, "how good are Kronzilla /Krell 600 (i.e. mega$) amps -- I'm considering buying them".

The obvious answer would be, "good amps, buy if it tickles yr fancy (i.e., it's yr pleasure & money". A more careful approach would be, "what on earth are going to drive with, say, 2x600 mono watts? Why do you need them?" Ok, questions are more subtle than my examples above -- but I think the idea is the same.

Sorry Subaru, I had originally titled the thread (...add lib). The formatting doesn't show.

My favorite posts are those where people ask for help in making a choice from two, diametrically opposed types of components. It's like they're asking us should they buy a Chihuahua or an Akita.

Examples:
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I am asking for help in my next system upgrade, I would appreciate opinions on which is better between the(depending on what component they want to purchase) -
1) AMPS: Wavelength Gemini, with 45 output tubes or the Krell FPB600 monoblocks
2) PREAMPS: Purest Sound Systems passive or the CAT SL1
3) SPEAKERS: Dynaudio Contour 3 or the Calix Horns
4) CABLES: Nordost Red Dawn or MIT Shotgun
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Of course, these types of questions never follow any of the pertinent ancillaries that Gregm has laid out. Often, they're two or three sentence queries. Things like knowing about the person, room, music, and taste have to be asked by those participating in the thread. And, as Dekay states, they often never come back with a response.

Perhaps we can have Audiogon generate an automatic response to these threads that states, "You have no idea what you are looking for at this time. Please go back, and do your homework, and come back when you have narrowed your choices down to two components that live in the same galaxy. Thank you!"

Also high on the list to make me laugh is, "Does anyone use the ?" question. Automated response should be, "Yes, they do."

Oh, by the way, I recommend the Akita. Of course, I don't know if you live in the city or country, size of your house/yard, whether you have children or not, how old you are, how much you travel...