Some people like to show their education level by answering wasting their time anwering rhetorical questions (see other answers). Just goes to show you that some people don't care about wasting time and effort. Just like me, I don't mind taking time out to make wisecracks.

Some people don't know about it, and some just don't like the use of Google to find the answers they need. There was a similar question posted some time ago, kinda like this one you should go to the home page and type in a search... :D

There are some questions where it's easier and more effective to ask people on a forum like Askpedia. Google's good for facts and information but when it comes to subjective things or questions that need interpretation and understanding, Askpedia's a good place to get help.

The other reason is because sometimes we're all lazy and couldn't be bothered to search Google and browse through lots of web pages. Just ask a quest...

There are some questions where it's easier and more effective to ask people on a forum like Askpedia. Google's good for facts and information but when it comes to subjective things or questions that need interpretation and understanding, Askpedia's a good place to get help.

The other reason is because sometimes we're all lazy and couldn't be bothered to search Google and browse through lots of web pages. Just ask a question here and in a day or two, someone will have done the Google search and come up with a great summary with links to all the information.

to get a real life ersonal opition and not just an answer found over the internet. (even though this is still over the net)