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 Theres also the issue of question phrasing If you dont know something basic and you are too lazy or whatever to look it up its best to at least phrase your question in a way that doesnt 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