First, there was a typo in my initial response. Should have said "Complaining *minorities* usually drown out silent majorities."(posted 8278 days ago)Second, the subject of referring to archives. I typically ignore oft- repeated questions, unless others begin to respond, providing opinions with which I disagree. Then there is usually a compulsion to post what I've said earlier so the archives remain balanced.
Expecting the moderator to contact everyone who posts redundant questions seems a bit much. Perhaps a large, bold admonition against asking before checking archives could be added to the page which comes up when posting a new question. That and everyone's willingness to ignore violators might be sufficient to keep these forums from resembling chat rooms.