New-ish to Audiogon Forums... Is it always like this?

I agree that most of the questions are very vague and the answers are about the peoples favorite gear too much but that is the way people are with stereos and their music but what i can say is that there are so many variables in rooms, component interaction, speaker position, room placement, housing construction, music likes/dislikes, cables, connectors, and conditions/regenerators that all we can do is try and lead people to a good or better choice or avenue.

It takes little to trigger bloviating gasbags into exposing their insecurities with the unhinged self promotion of personal absolutes, but if you hang with any site that's open to the public you're always going to risk exposure to that sort of thing...develop a salve that thickens your skin.

I find the same thing with other things besides audio. I'm a photographer - how many times have I been asked 'What's the best camera?' without having any idea of what they're going to use it for. I can never answer a question like that; all I can do is tell of my own experiences.... 

It’s just  part of the program.  

Having asked quite a few of them, now I consider inane or unanswerable questions to be potential entryways into a dialogue that has a good chance to transform into something useful to both parties. On the receiving end of the help, the gain is obvious, but the opportunity to practice patience and pass on hard-earned experience and knowledge is also rewarding. Why else are we trying to help each other on here? My assumption is that some question askers are naive, or ignorant, or maybe not he brightest bulb in life's light fixture. So? A question can be a starting point in any case, and kindness is where it's at.
It's hard to see how anyone could argue with this perspective, but ironically--given the OP's concerns--maybe they will. And perhaps the tone of this will be objectionable to me. I know the risks. I'm posting anyway.