just type roman numerals into google please.

[mindbullets]

why cant people who need to know roman numerals just find a roman numeral website of which im sure there are many,or are they just being lazy ,stupid or taking the p!ss? (no offence intended)

[Spax]

good question

[brawburd]

Perhaps people need it to be verified by other "living beings"?! Anyway, this could be said about loads of questions mindbullets - then where would the site be?

[Janetex]

AND, if we had more regular users these would disappear more quickly and there might even be an amusing post in between, but, now, these dumbs ones are going to sit there for ages.

[Quizmonster]

The problem is, Mind, that not everyone knows how to use search engines or, in some cases, that such things even exist. Some of the askers might be primary-school kids for all we know. It's best just to treat all questions as if they are genuine and all questioners as if they really do want help. Granted, repetitive questions are somewhat annoying, but they are only repetitive and annoying to us...not the questioners. Just 'slide on by' next time you see one or simply answer it. Cheers

[jenstar]

If they can't se a search engine, how did they find this site?

[Quizmonster]

Well, Jenstar, I certainly didn't find AnswerBank via a search engine...I found it because a similar site was closing and people there were asking what other such sites existed. The name and 'address' of AnswerBank came up in response to that. I daresay there are several dozen other ways in which people 'find' websites, too...seen on a friend's monitor, recommended by a teacher or whatever.

You only have to look at some questions to see, as plain as a pikestaff, that - if the questioner had any inkling about search engines - he/she would have found it easier to place the question there rather than here!

[PhilLew]

I think Quizmonster could be right, I have two young kids and some of the 'Parental Restrictions' that can be set on the browser stop them from being able to access Google but still allow them on here :-)

[archbishop]

Of course Quizzy is right isn't he always.Hi Quizzy.

[Quizmonster]

Good morning again...and thank you...Your Grace! (I'm not sure we're allowed just to greet each other nowadays, you know!)

[David H]

That also applies to,the occasional questions (you'll know what I mean) ie 'what is XXXXX' which can be found in most dictionaries in a minute, before you need to touch a keyboard. I'm not sure on the editorial policy of leaving these on permanently, as I agree this site is more for items that can't be looked up easily. Am I being an old grouch?

[archbishop]

Of course we are Quizzy.We are just being polite.Surely nobody could object to that.We'll see.