I'm only a brand new member, so we'll say I arrived post Stu.
From an outsiders perspective I've found everyone to be very helpful as long as your questions aren't too stupid.
And I love the combination of new, oldish & built in to the furniture members.
As someone who jumps into a hobby head first & really likes to research beyond what is needed, I would hate to be banished to a newbies section! although I do understand how frustrating it would be to repeat yourself 11,000 times.
I think the new members section gives us a chance to describe what level we are & then members can either decide to offer help or ignore our posts.
Coming from the rat forum a few years ago when everyone I know left... this forum thus far hasn't exhibited as much anger & arguing as that did. But of course, every gathering of people online has that.
I follow a lot of groups on facebook, but I prefer a forum so that I don't lose posts or forget where to find things, you also get to peek inside groups or conversations unrelated to your main interests that help you further knowledge.
And I find that you get more serious or less sensationalized replies on a forum.
Anyway, Stu's doing well as far as I can tell & people like Pineyfamily, Cement & Ronhalling have been so informative that I consider my short time here a big win.
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