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Have you ever noticed that people get really snobby in certain categories?

I've noticed that if I have a question about something I'm not necessarily familiar with, and I go ask it in a specific section like Newborns and Infants or even the Dogs section... People just jump down my throat and they give me answers like I'm trying to attack them or they treat me like I'm retarded. Like I asked about flex leashes in the dogs section, and everyone was being rude saying it's a good way to kill your dog and I am an irresponsible pet owner and all that crap... When they could have listed the dangers and told me why I shouldn't use one... without talking down to me And then I posted a question saying that it bothered me to see strollers in busy streets and if anyone else could relate, and everyone got so incredibly defensive! Like "oh you try and carry a baby across a street and you'll see how hard it is" blah blah blah... I mean almost none of the answers were civil opinions or intelligent answers. It was just crap like "obviously you aren't a mother". So has anyone else noticed that in certain categories, people get really snobby and rude like they're the experts? It really irritates me. I would think the experts would be more civil.

Public Comments

1. Stop thinking of those people as "experts." They're just average people like you and me so, yes, some of they have bad attitudes. Some are just having a bad day but many people on this site are rude.
2. Yea i have noticed that a few times. I just ignore them or tell them something they dont want to hear. I'm only 15 i had a question about Algebra and people were getting rude with me but i laughed in their face because they didnt even know it. My school has me in college work. So they got a lil surprise.
3. Yes. And sometimes even nice people answer rudely. After a few hours of wading through questions posted in the wrong category, angst driven " am I pretty?" " I just had unprotected sex, can I be pregnant?", slackers who want you to do their homework, and foreigners practicing English, badly; even an otherwise "nice person" can be testy. I know that's no excuse. If someone is that frustrated, they should log off and take a time out, before answering again. I guess my point is that, maybe not all of the rude answers you receive were really meant to be rude. AND it works both ways.....I,ve put time and thought in a response just to have the asker put snide and offensive remarks in the "additional details." Yes, I know that's chatting; but people do it. I've also tried to warn new members of violations in their questions only to have them and their troupe of contacts/fans deride me in "additional details" and at times, have reported me for abuse. Just another viewpoint.....JT
4. By anomalously being snotty these people are actually showing their inferiority rather than their self presumed superiority. It's sad that they feel the need to deride someone who is asking a question. That is their issue. Remember there no dumb questions, only dumb answers and dumb angry answer givers,
5. YES, you're right and it is really annoying sometimes when you honestly don't know and want a good answer. Now in some catergories, the people are really nice and helpful, but in others it seems like 90% of the people are flat out mean! It is not really good, but there are some reasons behind it. For example, I know from experience with my old account that in a lot of the animal sections (though I never spent much time in dogs), there are an abundance of trolls, those annoying people who post dumb or loaded questions to rifle animal lovers up. People who frequent the sections get annoyed and sometimes it can be hard to tell the difference between trolls (some of which are very crafty) and regular people who simply don't know. So they get an attitude with everyone who doesn't know everything they know. I always tried to just ignore questions I knew were posted by trolls, and if I wasn't sure about smoeone, I either wouldn't answer or would try to be friendly anyway. Not everyone feels that way though. Other than that, I know some people are just plain mean themselves and don't really care it may hurt someone's feelings, so they say whatever they please. I guess for them it's too easy to speak their mind behind a computer screen, whether they would actually say something like that face-to-face to someone or not. They probably don't really know what they're talking about anyway (hehe). Just try your best to ignore mean answers like that in the future. Try to explain that you honestly didn't know or whatever, and if they keep being rude, just delete your question (if you have no good answers at all) and try asking again later or in a different way. Don't let it really get to you and make you feel bad. I hope some of this helps! Good luck! :)