Quote -  I've noticed alotta hostility in this forum in the last few months, whether towards OT thread posters or newbies.  it's like the C&D or tavern, all over again.  beating up on the newbies is alot easier than helping them: since they're newbies, their requests are gonna look bogus at first, as they don't know the how to use the software, they haven't read the manual yet, and they don't know the jargon to ask detailed questions. 



Familiarity breeds contempt and there's a lot of that going on. For what it's worth, suggesting that a newbie actually crack open their manual isn't rude. It's rudimentary wisdom!