@phaysis @nixCraft while I agree this would hurt a lot of developers, I don't think it's a healthy mindset to have. If your job depends on Stack Overflow answers to be done right, then you probably do need to spend more time reading manuals.

Sure most common questions are not directly answered by manuals (and sure many man pages are not very helpful) but that's because they are not meant for that. Ideally you should arrive at your answers by getting a better understanding of the systems you are trying to work with. It usually takes more time, but it also leads to a more rewarding experience that pays up more in the long term.

Not to say there isn't a place for forums, after all there's times where we don't even know where to start looking, but if your job depends on readily available answers to very specific questions scattered through a site, you might be doing it wrong imho.