" the real answer is that processionals don't use that shit"
Professionals do, sometimes you need to set up limited access through web tools to enable non-technical users to administer simple tasks.
I can't think of a technical way to filter people before they post. Maybe they should answer these questions when they create an account:
- Are you a professional system administrator? y/n?
- If N -> Have you ever been a professional system administrator? y/n?
- If N -> Are you working to become a professional system administrator? y/n?
- If N -> Go to Superuser. No shame, really.
- If Y -> Do you promise to always RTFM? y/n?
- If N -> Lesson 1: always RTFM. Do you still want to become a professional system adiminstrator? y/n?
- If N -> Go to Superuser.
I would rather see non-professional questions be dumped to another site like superuser or, if nothing quite exists for amateur administration, then maybe something should be created.
Degrading the site with non-professional questions sucks.