Pointless Poll - Online Guides

With the abundance of information available online how much do you use online guides when playing a game.
a) Real gamers don't use guides they let their stronk skillz carry the day. Get back to playing Tetris if you're not good enough.
b) Try and use them as little as possible as I want to learn how to play myself but some times beginner tips can be useful if you feel like you're floundering.
c) Knowing a lot of the in-an-outs of the game is really helpful but only so I can then play the game the way I want to and not just follow what someone else has said.
d) You want me to actually learn how to play a game on my own, why do that when you might miss out on having a maximally powerful character. Who doesn't like an archer that can one-shoot anything you meet?
e) Who doesn't have a full walk-through playing on the second screen so they can faithfully follow it?
I'm mostly in the b) category although it does depend on the game. So strategy ones I prefer a bit more in-depth advice but for say RPGs I just try and look for the most basic one available. If I can really get away with it I'll only refer to them if I get total stuck on either just not understanding the mechanics or part of the game.