In my dreams, every poster would read a 'sticky' thread or a Newbie FAQ that, among other things, explains to them how the incredibly generous vets here are glad to help them, and probably open every new thread, they do not need to withhold their topic from the thread title. I honestly think they do it on purpose. I have encountered quite a few polite new people (i myself am only a newbie-and-a-half)and a few really rude lately. But you can't tell from the thread title. I think a reached the breaking point over the last couple of days with the occureance of several true true classics like "HELP!" Frankly, I DON'T open threads with good, specific topics if it is WAY away from my interest or ability to help. So yes, those people might not get my eyeballs on their issue. However, I always have to open the classic withhold threads, because they may turn into a really important discussion that I will either learn a lot, or perhaps help some, even though I am only half-baked at this time. That does not seem fair. So new people...put your problem in your thread titles and trust that the right people will find it. Solution B: With all due respect, Renderosity could get a new server that would be lickity split and I would not have a 3-6 second delay between clicking on a thread title and getting to the page. Then I WOULD open every thread. ::::: Opera ::::: P.S. That newbie sheet should also teach them how it is polite to search first.