suggestion for new sub forum -'NEW' newbies
 

I've had an enormous ammount of help via this forum since joining last week, but many of the well-meaning responses seem to assume a certain level of knowledge that a new Windoze/Mac convert just doesn't have.

I can't understand most of the threads on the Newbie forum. If the posts there come from 'newbies' - what does that make ME?

This forum is an amazing resource for linux assistance, but I fear that a lot of potential convertees are frightened off very soon by the percieved confirmation that Linux is 'just too hard for me'. Personally, I'm still JUST hanging on by my fingernails.

So what about a sub-forum for clueless newbies like moi?


PS a HUGE thanks to all of those patient souls who've tried to help me so far. I'm still here.

You should have posted this in Website Questions and Suggestions.

And remember, this is a free to use forum, and anyone can post
whatever they want -- that doesn't mean it's correct. You should
find some documentation to read to learn how to use your particular
distro, then search Google <Linux> for answers, and then post when
you've exhausted all other resources.

moved on users request

Perhaps this is OT, but note that the titles that appear below a member's name are a function of that person's post count.

0 - 29 posts = Newbie
30 - 999 = Member
1000+ = Senior Member

As a side comment, by definition, *everybody* starts off as a Linux newbie, and while it's true that in the beginning Linux can seem like some giant mysterious puzzle, as long as you're willing to take some time to do some reading and to learn how to use Linux commands and applications, in no time at all you'll quickly shed your newbie status.

One good resource that I always recommend is Rute. Good luck with it and Welcome to LQ -- J.W.

Sunshine Coast eh
my mum lives in Tewantin
anyway
Have you heard of or checked out your nearest
Linux-User-Group ( LUG ).

Hers some on your side of the island

at Noosa
http://www.noosalug.org.au

Sunshine coast computer club ( has linux section )
http://www.sccc.org.au/

and others

http://www.sci.usq.edu.au/lug/

www.goldcoastlinux.com

www.brisbanelinux.org

There are others, just search in google
hope this helps

floppy

You'll get there. Don't worry!

Googleing a basics tutorial would probably be useful for you.

titanium_geek

you could write a note at the top of your post to notify that you still are learning

eg. :

NOTE: Please be gentle with me

or something like that :)