Are we top heavy?

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(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.

You know, I'm a "new guy," and I've tried to identify myself as that in my posts. I have received some responses pointing out where to go in the manual - but not in the vein of RTFM. These were specific pointers that assisted me greatly, as I struggle to navigate the 600+ page manual. That's a significant amount of material to browse, and these pointers have been very helpful to me. I think folks here have tried hard to help the new guy, and I've not felt intimidated, except as I have brought it on myself, thinking a bit too much about the great number of very smart folks who reside here on this forum.

I've been a member of forums in the past where the residents seem to love to pounce on newbies and spit out their RTFM one-liners. That is definitely *not* how I would describe my experience here.

Thanks.

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