Like I said, I agree with the premise. I just disagree with a separate forum. (As a note, about 5 or 6 years ago
GG,
LEXpassenger and I actually worked on a Beginner's Guide to FT for Randy.)
Will there be ONE Newbie forum where someone can ask about BA or AA or UA or AS or???
One NOOB forum in each airline forum?
In each Hotel Forum?
See where I'm going with this? It just further segments FT. If you have a US question in the "Multi-Airline Newb" forum, what if no US experts are there to check in on it? Isn't the information the most important thing for someone new? Not the "Welcome to FT" messages.
The reality is that new people come to FT
for information- plain and simple. The Community does become a factor to most people's participation, but that is usually
after they have been here for a while sucking up the wealth of information here.
"A Newbie could ask ANY question when he/she couldn't figure out what the appropriate forum would be."
Is this really an issue? I mean someone knows they have a FF problem, they know how to find FlyerTalk, they know how to register, but they can't figure out where to post??? From my experiences, the Moderators are
very good in correcting (in a kind way) a Newbie and setting them on the correct path for future posting.
And lets be honest, there are FTers who are "intolerant" and "downright nasty" to people w/ over 1000 posts and who have been here for years.