If followed up by a relevent link or two it would be extremely helpful.
Folks, most of you don't remember what it was like when you first joined this board ... or you've been here so long you don't realize the changes that have occured on this board over the past couple of years.
We're approaching a million posts. Just logging on here and trying to navigate the forum is almost overwhelming for someone new to the community. Performing a search on NAUI vs PADI will bring up literally hundreds of threads. Unless you're a professional researcher, it's a daunting task.
On the other hand, those of us who participated in those threads can still perform a valuable service by providing a pointer or two.
Or, you could simply refrain from responding to the question rather than telling a new member to "go do a search" ... although I'm sure it's well intended, it does come across as rather unfriendly to our newer members.
... Bob (Grateful Diver)