I wish more people asked more questions more often. In my half-year now of being a regular here (during which time I’ve spent a lot of time reading archives), I’ve never seen anyone get criticized or patronized for asking a question. I’ve asked a couple I felt silly about in hindsight… but only because of foolish pride on my part; I received really helpful answers that didn’t imply they were silly questions. This is the most consistently nice online tech community I’ve encountered, and I’ve been at it since before there was a web.
I7 is a great big sprawling, expansive, complicated language built on a complicated tech stack with 40 years of history. As you say, there’s a lot of knowledge that’s very hard to find outside the minds of the user-base.
(Now I’m thinking maybe there should be some “how and when to ask questions” advice, maybe in the About the I7 Category sticky post. Hmm.)