[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Frodobongins:
Ok, I have to admit after re-reading my post, that it came across as an oblivious newb, asking the same damn question that seems to frustrate people. Put that down to being freaking freezing, typing that out while outside having a smoke, and trying to send that off too quickly to get back in the warmth lol. For disclosure, I am an experienced geek, and have rooted and jailbroken various devices going back to the original cydia/early iPhones. I've rooted all sorts of Android devices over the years from multiple manufacturers, and hardware types (guesstimate approximately 22-25 smart devices). All this to say, despite the initial post, I am the furthest thing from a newb when it comes to executing the steps for modifying devices. Having said that, despite being very comfortable executing complex directions and steps if needed, I have next to no background or true understanding of the behind the scenes involved. I understand what is being altered, and the outcome or change of state from executing said modifications. But if you showed me modified code or scripting related to device mods, I would only be able to tell you about functionality if there were reasonable deductions to be made from key words

I am also a firm believer in letting people discover the power they have to learn or inform themselves by Googling. However, I can honestly say that the reactions and not so borderline "idiot shaming" I keep coming across (sadly, it feels like on 80-90% of threads) on this site comes off as elitist, and directly harms the entire community and movement. You don't have to explain WHY it's incredibly frustrating or annoying, no debate there, because it's correct. But everytime someone is trying to learn the ropes, whether it's for getting involved in future development, or executing an exploit on their device, or even trying to figure out what it's all about, that person is given ****, and having people's frustration with other people taken out on them unfairly. That resource...that member that would have been added to the community and possibly, added to it, has now been driven away, because their early experiences at "daring to speak" or ask about something they didn't understand was met with ****tyness. Yes, it would be awesome if everyone read the rules and did their best to exhaust other resources before asking. But there is one big problem with this....The ridiculous fragmentation of the devices. For all the models and brands and os versions, you then have to throw in hardware variants, localization, and often, polar opposite policies based on nothing more than a carrier or country (Samsung and LG Bootloader BS to name a few). If in this example, there was only one, maybe 2, "Note 9" models, and the search "Note 9 root" returned information that was fairly specific, or could be taken as likely factual, this is a non issue, and people deserve a light prodding to not be lazy and look first. None of this is anyone's fault, nor is it in any of our control. This is manufacturer crap. But please, everyone, remember the reality about researching this subject matter if you don't have an involved background or experience. In my case, searching my model variant mostly led to going through countless posts about other variants. In many cases, the information is not clear about whether it applies to you or your model. Or someone states it is, and then another says otherwise. There is no perfect solution here, however, the reply post I used to write this did have some good points. Try to redirect people to specific resources or guide them in some way, rather than spit on them for not already having the knowledge they seek.

PS: My original post also seemed like I actually believed best buy sales guys information, or took them as highly knowledgeable :) hahahaha. Yeah, not so much. Just meant to relay that the 2 guys who were rooters themselves were insisting that it could be rooted. Obviously, they didn't realize the distinction between model/chip