Where are all these tutorials that keep being tossed around?

You didn't even specify which tutorials you'll looking for. No matter. On Apple's website click on Support, then choose the topics or devices of interest.

If you're looking for basic iOS info, log into iBooks, then search for Apple User Guides for iOS X. There's usually a seperate guide available for iPads, iPhones and iPods. Download for free and read.

Apparently, you have email notifications turned on; that simply means that someone has posted in a thread you either started or were involved in - you will keep receiving the email notifications until you click the "following" on the discussion page to "unfollow" it.

As for these forums, we are all other users here volunteering our time to help other users. We are not Apple employees. And, we are situated all over the world. It is about time for me to call it quits for the evening in my timezone, so there will probably be quite a number of new questions posted overnight. As a volunteer, I do not have a regular work schedule - I peruse the forums and try to help when I can. So yes, there are no doubt a lot of questions which will get unanswered.

FWIW, you did not include any links in your post. If you do get an email, there should be a link which will allow you to go to that discussion. At that point, you can unfollow it.

When you got you email notification did you tap "go to the discussion?" Usually if someone cites a tutotial they will give you a link to it. Or ask the person.

You can also go back to the Welcome page and at the very bottom tap "Tutorials."

Congradulations on Leveling. If you can see a link below follow it.

Rysz levels up!

Now, my main question is, where to find all these tutorials that keep being given out to myself and other people when we have questions?

There are some here: Using Apple Support Communities - User Tips.

Personally my favourite place to start is with the Following Discussions which shows all threads that you have been active in, and highlights those threads that have had new activity since you last viewed them. The Site map of Communities and Categories has similar links to various forums on the site, so if you're interested in Using iPhone, for example you get a similar view.

Another way of getting to the same views is to add /content to the forum URL and then click the Discussions link, which is equivalent to adding /content?filterID=contentstatus[published]~objecttype~objecttype[thread] to the URL, which I don't expect anyone to commit to memory. Bookmarking the links from the site map is the easiest way.

As a follow up question, why does it seem as though the few questions I have asked have not been answered, when it appears the questions are totally legit? Is it because they are too simple that the 'experts' feel as though they are beneath them or they think I should have figured it out myself and not bother other people with them?

As to why a particular question of yours might get overlooked there will be a number of factors. In the busier forums yours might just vanish off the first page or two before somebody who has an answer spots it. I often scan though the thread titles looking for questions to answer and might ignore a question I could answer because the title gave the wrong impression.

The other thread you were referring to is Apple Support Community Overly Complicated and the link Klaus1 posted is to Tutorials.

tt2

You're welcome, and don't worry, we're generally fairly thick skinned around here. 🙂

Going back to the beginning of this thread I suspect you have "followed" the Tutorials forum which is why you got an email that read "Tutorials has been mentioned..." There are some arcane features in the forum software which can take some getting used to. Following communities or people may lead to more emails that you want or expect if you allow the site to send mail.

tt2

You are so smawt!

texaz - you need to click here > texaz56 (your "Places" - Following) > then choose the gear tool and click/tap "Following" so that the line item disappears and is replaced with "texaz56 isn't following any places"

you're welcome... you still haven't stopped following the Tutorials forum though (I just checked) - if you have any question on my instructions, I'll try to say it differently