I read several posts and none were what I would call absolute beginner. If they are then I am a zygote beginner. What I observed during my perusing was that people responded very quickly and in true web 2.0 fashion are willing to share their knowledge with others. What I found somewhat entertaining were the forum policies - yes I actually read them. These were a couple of my favorite:
"Individual flame-bait may be deleted or edited at the moderators' discretion. Certain users who continue to post flame-bait or engage in other questionable practices (such as trolling) may be subject to more serious sanctions."
"Please refrain from using "leet" speak or slang. These forums are a tool for communication, which will be obfuscated by those types of writing."
"Any replies for help that contain language disrespectful towards the user asking the question, i.e. "STFB" or "RTFM" are unacceptable and will not be tolerated."
I think I can deduce what flame-bait means and I don't know what "leet" speak means but I did figure out what the acronyms stood for :)
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"leet speak": http://www.wired.com/culture/geekipedia/magazine/geekipedia/leet
Sort of "I'm cooler than you are and I'll prove it with my nifty way of obfuscating what I'm saying so only the cool kids like me know what I'm talking about."
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