Whilst I understand the annoyance ( / indulgence) of the "old soldiers" of the forum should a newbie asked a repeated question / make a dumb post, IMHO the better treated all the visitors to this area are, the better the gaming experience will be for all. Of course there will be those that abuse the system, but that is unfortunately a fact of life. To be curt with a newbie will only spread annoyance thou those who read the post, and not just the newbie.
Anyway, v. good thread to have...alway good to have some introspection...