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When did Help.com turn into Google?

Recently I have noticed that Help.com has become a website that people will ask questions about their computer or how to get to the next level in a game. In my opinion Help is a place where people go if they have serios problems and are looking for HELP! And a place where people can go to express thier opinion. All I see now is people asking a question that they could have asked on Google or Bing.

And You think…

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₰¢øҭҭұ вøұ offline Verified User (3 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (2 minutes after post)

I agree, i’m getting kinda tired of seeing how do i catch this pokemon? or why doesn’t my gamecube work?,

People are getting lazy, too lazy to use google and do the research themselves, i reckon that’s all it is

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☠wUt☠ offline Verified User (5 years, 10 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 26 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (3 minutes after post)

I think nothing its still help regardless if u can google it or not

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Grim_Hardcastle offline Verified User (4 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 31 #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (3 minutes after post)

I think people are lazy and will rather have somebody tell them what to do than to do any research for themselves.

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☠wUt☠ offline Verified User (5 years, 10 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 26 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (5 minutes after post)

MIKEQ wrote:
Recently I have noticed that Help.com has become a website that people will ask questions about their computer) did it not start that way?????

the users make the site if thats what we want thats what it will be.

sure did start that way

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QueenLazyMcCoolBeans offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (5 minutes after post)

Actually, this site used to be a tech site before it became all about peoples problems and issues.

It is though still a help site no matter the issue.

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Schiffel offline Verified User (3 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 8 #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (6 minutes after post)

MIKEQ wrote:
Recently I have noticed that Help.com has become a website that people will ask questions about their computer) did it not start that way?????

the users make the site if thats what we want thats what it will be.

oooooo…ummm….well… i thought that it was started so that people could get life help

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☠wUt☠ offline Verified User (5 years, 10 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 26 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (6 minutes after post)

Titania wrote:

MIKEQ wrote:
Recently I have noticed that Help.com has become a website that people will ask questions about their computer) did it not start that way?????

the users make the site if thats what we want thats what it will be.

oooooo…ummm….well… i thought that it was started so that people could get life help

Wrong

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Schiffel offline Verified User (3 years, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 8 #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (10 minutes after post)

Little Saint Nick wrote:
The first time I saw an ad on tv about help.com, it showed like 10 different people asking questions about 10 different things and one of them mentioned how to win at Dungeons and Dragons. I’m not sure if those ads are still around.

i didn’t know it was on tv!!! i feel so pathetic right now

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QueenLazyMcCoolBeans offline Verified User (5 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (12 minutes after post)

I think help goes through the motions, sort of like seasons.

This time of year it is mainly people asking for money, tech needs because of xmas gifts, and then break up help.

After that comes the homework help and then the scammers.

It sort of goes in a rota.

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Sans offline Verified User (5 years, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (36 minutes after post)
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☠wUt☠ offline Verified User (5 years, 10 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 26 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (37 minutes after post)

i’m a SHE not a he

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Pink Freud offline Verified User (5 years, 3 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 44 #
Spokane, WA, US | 2 years, 4 months ago (43 minutes after post)

☠SliZzArd☠ wrote:
I think nothing its still help regardless if u can google it or not

^^What she said.

Just because you don’t like the question being asked or the help they are asking for, doesn’t mean that it isn’t help. This is a help site and we offer help of all sorts. If you don’t like a particular post then don’t read it.

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Sans offline Verified User (5 years, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (44 minutes after post)

☠SliZzArd☠ wrote:
i’m a SHE not a he

Time to revive the cleavage avatar.

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Pink Freud offline Verified User (5 years, 3 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 44 #
Spokane, WA, US | 2 years, 4 months ago (45 minutes after post)

Sans wrote:

☠SliZzArd☠ wrote:
i’m a SHE not a he

Time to revive the cleavage avatar.

lol.

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C.D. offline Verified User (2 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (2 days, 3 hours after post)

There is one thing I freely admit I don’t like: when people ask about video games. WHY?

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Pink Freud offline Verified User (5 years, 3 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 44 #
Spokane, WA, US | 2 years, 4 months ago (2 days, 3 hours after post)

Cookiedog wrote:
There is one thing I freely admit I don’t like: when people ask about video games. WHY?

Because they need help with it and this is a help site, so why not ask here?

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C.D. offline Verified User (2 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (2 days, 3 hours after post)

Daft Puck wrote:

Cookiedog wrote:
There is one thing I freely admit I don’t like: when people ask about video games. WHY?

Because they need help with it and this is a help site, so why not ask here?

true. It’s just a matter of personal preference. Luckily, nobody’s forcing me to answer or even READ them! I’m free.

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Pink Freud offline Verified User (5 years, 3 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 44 #
Spokane, WA, US | 2 years, 4 months ago (2 days, 3 hours after post)

Cookiedog wrote:

Daft Puck wrote:
Cookiedog wrote:
There is one thing I freely admit I don’t like: when people ask about video games. WHY?

Because they need help with it and this is a help site, so why not ask here?

true. It’s just a matter of personal preference. Luckily, nobody’s forcing me to answer or even READ them! I’m free.

lol. Yup.

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