Everything you said below might be correct, but you have to admit that there are a lot of crap, outdated tutorials out there that tell users wholly wrong things to do. The user isn't always an idiot, sometimes the user's just misinformed.
> Consider this...weather you're a newbie or not (which CLEARLY you are not), there are
> basic steps that should be taken by you (the user) before posting questions in the
> forums...
>
> a) Have you done a clean install into a brand new directory and let MAME create a new
> ini file?
>
> b) Did you get MAME from the official site? If not, try downloading it from there and
> see if you have better luck. 3rd party sources can't always be trusted and usually
> don't come with all the files you need
>
> c) Did I search the forums to see if this problem has been reported? If it hasn't,
> then it's probably something I'm doing wrong on my end. Let me investigate this a
> little to rule out simple user error
>
> d) If I have to post this into the forums, I need to help the people I hope will help
> me. Give computer information. What version of MAME I'm using. What have I done to
> try to resolve this problem on my own. Post the contents of the ini file if
> applicable
>
> e) If I need basic help running the program, have I checked any readme or
> documentation files that came with the program? Did I check the main homepage for any
> faq's or other helpful links. Again, did I search the forums to make sure this
> question hasn't already been asked and answered?
>
> If you don't do these basic steps, then yeah, ur not going to get a lot of help. And
> sometimes you'll hear the backlash and frustration from others. Again, you don't have
> to be an expert to know what to do when ever posting a problem with a program in any
> forums. I personally consider it common sense, but I digress
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