Lot of people have posted these kind of questions, but mine deals with another perspective of the same problem, so before you cry out duplicate! just hear me out.
I'm a pretty new user on Stack Overflow, and a rookie in the world of Javascript and Jquery.
So I wanted to make something clear...
So I asked some questions based on my knowledge, and what I do not understand, while other more experienced users kept pounding me down and down-voting me. Well, in my understanding, Stack Overflow was made with the aim that anyone can ask, and anyone can answer.
Old users constantly say This is a duplicate! or Why didn't you check the FAQ!. Now let me ask you something, Will a new user go through all of the Stack Overflow just to see whether it is acceptable to you or not? OR does he even know that we have a FAQ?
Seriously guys, if you think that a person's question are a waste of time, why do you take the time to down-vote him??
Old users should understand that we are just wanting to get an answer, and not try intimidate us. Give us some space!
I mean seriously, after getting bullied again and again , you think anyone would want to stay on longer?
I agree some new users are just there for spamming, but hey, not all of us are like that!
Just give us some breathing room, and come on, it isn't that hard to be nice to someone.