Like due diligence, using
Google. Due Google diligence should
always be
done before asking questions in a public forum. Otherwise, people may reply with "Just Google it" or links to lmgtfy.com.
"Due diligence" is a legal expression that means making the effort, in terms of research and investigation, to meet the expected (due) level of "care and caution" before entering into a legal agreement with a person or company.
When you have a problem or a question, "due Google diligence" means using
Google to search for relevant keywords to find the solution before asking the question in a public forum and wasting everyone'
s time by asking a question that has been answered many times before.