Are we top heavy?

[Bill (Smithville NJ)]

(09-23-2015 03:43 PM)Katie Wasserman Wrote:  I realize this and I think that the percent of user who have never posted is unimportant. I started this thread only to ask people if they thought we were too intimidating to new members. Instead of seeing a lot of RTFM replies on the General forum maybe we should add a Noob (Newbie, New Members, whatever) forum where new members can get a welcoming reply.

I would hate to see a Noob forum added.

I feel we would just be trading "RTFM" replies for "this should be posted on the Noob forum" replies. And that will still not stop members from telling Noob forum members to "RTFM".

I like having the General Forum. I enjoy reading new members questions, and I enjoy the sometimes new aspects that the new members questions bring up. I have learned a lot from the discussions that result.

Your comment above begs the real question: Why do we have to be intimating at all to new members? To feel superior to them? To berate them? Why do we do that? It is fairly easy to ignore questions that might be annoying or beneath us. Just don't respond and let the rest of us enjoy the question and related responses.

Bill
Smithville, NJ