There's a lot of value to fostering folks who are new to Poser. Don't we want new people to learn and enjoy it, tell others how awesome a time they had at Renderosity (and other places)? Don't we want growth as a whole? Another thing is that newbie might feel so welcome that he (or she) explores and learns and creates freebies or products that blows your socks off or comes up with a concept or idea nobody thought of. Or that newbie might just turn out to be an awesome, positive person that makes others feel welcome down the road. You know, it could infect people in the best way. There are so many good angles to look at by just exercising a little bit of forethought, restraint and compassion. That doesn't mean running off, picking flowers and joining the hippie movement either (well, unless you really WANT to, which is fine by me). We were all newbies at one point and also people learn things at different speeds. We also all have specialties and things we struggle with. But that makes us diverse and interesting as a whole and a community interlocks like that, where you lend your strengths to the strengths of others and accomplish things.

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