what is the question here?

No question as such, just a statement that no matter if a quesion may appear to be “dumb” it should still be asked.

Not everyone holds to this though. Doing some homework first to see if the answer can be discovered is worthwhile. Even if the answer is not found it will cultivate one's information seeking skills.

There was an answer to a question in a forum I visit regularly that was less than kind. In the answer was given some information on how to search Google.
e.g. “define:search term” or “what is search term” (both these searches can be done without the quotation marks).

The answer to the enquirer could have been done much differently so the enquirer not only felt good about their question but was also given the opportunity to learn a new search skill.

Further more the person doing the slamming has a good information product. I am sure the person asking the question would not feel especially like buying the product after the abusive reply.

A counseller I used to work with once recommended considering these three questions before giving any feedback: “Is it necessary? Is it helpful? Is it kind?”