Someone, somewhere has always forged ahead and found new stuff, what ever it
is, that's the way of the world. Some people ask others, whom have been
there before, where they found this 'stuff'. Why bother re-invent the
wheel, why not just jump to the chase and tell the person what they want to
know? Just because a person (you perhaps) took a lot of time researching
something, doesn't mean it's wrong for you to be asked where you found it
and to actually give it to them. Too many people redo the exact same
searches and research only to (want to) find the exact same thing. I just
don't understand why we insist on people doing all this redundant work, to
the same common goal. Where one man (woman) has gone before, others will
follow. Sure, some people are just lazy, but those are few, and the needs
of the many, outweigh the needs of the few. Why can't we just help them?