One reason that the Books forum can be a bit daunting, is that the folks who have been here for a while have already discussed many of the controversial topics, and have brought up many of the arguable points. So in that sense, when a "newbie" posts, there's a bit of either frustration or annoyance, usually spelled something like this:
"That's already been asked, and is answered on this thread HERE. Use the search function next time!"
This is a daunting reply to receive, and can easily discourage participation. "Confounded elitist snobs!" This is especially annoying when I occasionally find the search function frustrates my best efforts.
This is too bad. It discourages participation in discussing the Books, which is essentially the heart, or root of this forum. (RPG may be the branches and leaves...) Perhaps there should be a better way to encourage newbie participation in Books, without heaping derision on the newbies who have the nerve to ask whether balrogs have wings.
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