I agree to an extent. I try to just point out to new people where to find their answer in another thread and hope the new one dies a natural death when they switch to post in the pre-existing OMG NO LIGHTER threads or whatever the case may be.
We gotta remember there are lots of young'uns here lookin for advice they cant ask their parents or rely on their friends to be educated enough to help.
So until there is a better solution, I find a gentle nudge in the right direction works well. And, it keeps them from just leaving and drinkin the whole bottle or poppin too many because they didn get proper guidance. Lets not be too harsh on them eh.