 :::Wikipedia is actually intended as a self help resource, and not really a place for people to ask the most basic of questions. We do have the reference desk, but even there people usually expect a question asker to make an effort to find the answer and if they ask the most basic of questions without any sign of having looked into it themselves, they may not like the responses. There's also the issue of question phrasing. If you don't know something basic, and you are too lazy or whatever to look it up, it's best to at least phrase your question in a way that doesn't make you sound stupid or offend other people. If you start off your question with a false premise based on a complete misunderstanding of the most basic of issues then you should expect people may laugh at you.   