Any server staff should be prepared to answer a question or direct someone to somebody else who can answer it regardless of their specific role, it may be tedious in this case but it generally works out better to make someone understand why they cannot "b admin" as opposed to just ignoring them, that usually just splits it into multiple questions of "can i b lat", "can i b faq", "can i b gp", "can i b et" and it just gets worse.

It depends on who is asking the question.

If the question is literally "can i b admin" or "y cant i be admin" then no, it is not a staff member's job to waste time answering such a simple-minded fool. If you can't take the time to formulate a proper question (including decent grammar), I can't take the time to answer it.

If someone approached me with a coherent question, such as "Greetings, I was wondering if you were hiring [x position] now or in the current future?" or "Where would I look for hiring/staff information?" Then, yes, an answer pointing them towards the hiring opportunities list would be appropriate and necessary. However, answering typical idiot questions so prevalent on Graal really accomplishes nothing. We all know why those people want to be administrators. Taking them seriously is a waste of both their time and yours.

At the very least, the cold harsh reality of your silent backhand will demand serious changes in grammar and their attitude before they get a question answered. You're helping them while also helping yourself.

Ideally yes people would formulate proper questions with decent grammar but the reality of it is that in ignoring it or demanding improvement to the question it is only prolonging the irritation, when like you say you already know what their intentions are and that they are only going to be wasting your time, I just try to get it over with quickly without acting indecently over it.

A cold and harsh attitude will create a cold and harsh community, because attitudes are infections. I don't want a cold and harsh community in a game (or in real life for that matter).

If you take people seriously, then they act seriously. If you treat them like a troll, a joke, or a nuisance, that is exactly how they will act, both at that point and in the future.

I'll stick to answering questions.