ScottM - 3:21 pm on May 14, 2004 (gmt 0)

There must be another way of doing it though.

Yes, there is:

Ask for 'help'.

You could post an article about how you are having problems with/learning something and ask people to help you out. You'd be suprised how many 'experts' there are out there that would love to tell you what to do.

Consider something as simple as buying a car. You ask for which is better: Ford,Chevy or Dodge? Pretty soon every maniacal make man out there will tell you everything you needed to know and why you should choose this make over the others.