Hi Rangarajan,
I agree to what you are tryign to say here. "Just cut copy paste would not be beneficial or improve scope of learning".
But lets c it this way - people may not use the forms or documents as the ultimate resource to serve their purpose. For helping u understand this much better - I do a lot of research and see how various company practises it, and then create one suiting my company needs. Its not just mere cut copy paste.
And if u ask why not go to books - I would say, books dont help u understand the practical implementation.
Practical implementation knowledge happens by sharing and EXPERIENCING. So, no harm in ppl sharing documents. No one is going to use the exact form - its just learning from others, and try and incorporate a better model that suits us. This helps a lot in making US think - how to create a better one.
This does not mean that I disagree with ur statements - its just that, there are a few who make use of their own mind and creative talent. And also a few - who simply dont think, or I would say "Afraid to think" (they would fall into the category of ppl of wat u have explained above)
"A person who asks will be a fool for 5 minutes, but a person who never asks - remains a fool forever"