And this is another issue, which is becoming an increasingly difficult path to navigate.
On the GTO Forum that I use, one of the oldest, most respected members, just up and quit because he got sick of the newbs not using... or REFUSING to use the search function... and "the regulars" then spewing their pre-recorded advice.
A week later, same thing happened to me. I spend three days researching and listing detailed and accurate information to help someone, on Monday.
And then on Tuesday, a new thread opens on the same topic, and it get's into a heated freeforall, where all of the regulars scurry to be the one with the right answer... but never really listening to the issue, and so merely throwing shit on the wall, to see if it sticks.
I then sit on the sidelines, linking, and linking, and linking to the fucking answer, which was listed the day before, and no one listens.
Then they get snooty when I step up and call them out on it.
Bottom line is, there's room for everyone on a forum, and like I always say...
"Blessed is the man, whom having nothing to say, refrains from opening his mouth and proving the point".
It's awesome to be knowledgeable and provide help, but remaining silent when you have nothing to offer, is also a terrific skill.
I sense your frustration and I've been there, too, brother.