Yes. I stopped answering all together a few months ago and only recently came back on. I get tired of the sniping and personal abuse, particularly from ppl who think they know about photo, but in fact are just beginners. I am very tired of a certain TC who has confused that with HALL MONITOR. He has sent me the most presumptuous emails informing me that as a TC it is his duty to monitor the room. He has "connected" with me using additional screen names to avoid my blocks. Dude, you are as transparent as glass. (He's on this page as an answerer.) This is stalking. My revenge is I can shoot circles around him with my eyes closed (so could my cat), I could kick his a$$, and I know he will always be unhappy with all of us because he is unhappy with himself. I hope he seeks professional help.
I ignore the "am I purdy?" "What should I name my photo business?" and anything with mixed caps and lower case, misspellings (proffesssionall? - Really?) What camera should I buy? Yada, Yada, Yada.
I recently photoshopped a picture for someone, and the jerk didn't even say Thank You. He just demanded I send him the photo, right that minute. Even after I sent it he insisted he was "too busy" to thank me. It took at least 4 emails for me to get him to understand that a thanks was necessary (I don't expect one for an answer, but in his case I did actual work that I usually charge $50/hr for.) So I'll be ignoring those requests in the future.
I have a Master's Degree in photography. My work is in museums. I have taught photography at a very high end art school and am used to some attitude as many of the students were from wealthy families and have been indulged their entire lives. Never have I been so roundly abused as in here, while all I'm trying to do is help a rookie get better. The lack of manners from the younger people in this room is truly shocking. Good luck getting jobs, kids. You may not like us old farts, but we're the ones who'll be hiring you in a few years (not.)
But then, there is the guy who had a color space issue last week, and while I spent a lot of time working with him to determine the exact cause, the young man was polite, interested and said Thanks! We took this out of yahoo and into real email. He was cool enough I gave him my real contact info. I was able to resolve his issue (camera not set correctly) and he is on his way to a happier photographic life. That's when it is worth it.
As for teenagers not having anyone to ask, hey, that's what the internet and the LIBRARY is for. I am shocked at how little ppl are willing to do to find information, especially now when all one has to do is sit down at the computer. No teenager asks their parents anything - we didn't and nothing has changed.
I would like to add that I answered a question today that actually made me go outside and test - it was the ? regarding 81 and 85 filters and auto color balance. This is the only time this has EVER happened. (My results may only be due to my old camera - I still use an 8.1 MP Rebel, as I didn't want to invest much until I knew whether I liked digital and because I hate the fact that no matter what I buy, it'll be obsolete before I get it home. No one has ever complained about my images however, and they do sell well. But I laugh that kids that don't even know what aperture is have larger MP cameras than I do.) It aint the camera, kiddies.
I will continue to answer questions, but I am more selective as to which ones I will answer.