Almost every question you ask is a duplicate, and so they require you to do a time-consuming search in order to find an answer, which, ironically, is more time-consuming than a Google search: ironic because people use Stack Exchange to find an answer more quickly than they would on Google.
@ktm5124 Well, to play the Devil's Advocate, being pointed to a duplicate could be considered helpful: if it is a true duplicate, you may find a good answer there. So closing a question as a duplicate would not be reproachful, but helpful.
Do you feel the question(s) pointed to as duplicates are not useful duplicates?
@Cerberus You make a good point. I suppose there is nothing wrong with closing a question as a duplicate. It just happens to make me feel bad, which is probably my fault. The only point in my favor would be, that my associations with close-votes on ELU are already so bad, that even reasonable close-votes trigger bad emotions.
E.g., I probably would not mind close-votes on Latin.SE.
@Cerberus Ah, but what if a self-disciplined man decides to go to bed at 10pm every day, non-impulsively?
@Cerberus And perhaps that same self-disciplined man could live like a clock, and perform routine tasks at the same time every day, even to the point of going to the latrine?
@JoonasIlmavirta I suppose that if he lived with someone else, it would be hard to live like a clock (for example, if someone is on the one and only latrine at the time when he is supposed to go).
@JoonasIlmavirta But I should remind you, that a person who is not impulsive can still act on their impulses, if only in a rational and prudent way.
> Rashly— And praised be rashness for it: let us know Our indiscretion sometimes serves us well When our deep plots do pall, and that should teach us There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will—
I think here he is extolling the merit of occasional impulsivity.
@JoonasIlmavirta I really enjoyed my first year. I couldn't have asked for anything more from the forum. It's really nice that so many classicists and classics enthusiasts take to the internet. Gives you a vibrant environment for the study of classics outside of school and tuition.
@ktm5124 I'm glad to hear! The first year of our site is coming to an end, and we are considering some feedback things and special events to celebrate and develop our site.
I think it's noble that you asked two things in two questions, you were trying not to have people "proofread" your work. But in this case, perhaps the two questions could be merged? latin.stackexchange.com/questions/2668/… P.S. I've posted a transcription with the other one. — Cerberus ♦15 mins ago
Two questions about the same passage.
But it makes sense for whoever is trying to transcribe the request word to also look at the whole text.