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That aside, I *think* there *is* a newbie board already (IE: getting to know you.) Though there's alot to be said for just plunging into the water, and learning as you go with the rest of us....
That doesn't always work in practice - from the outside it can seem like a very clique type of board. This is also compounded by the fact that reviews of new scripts by experienced writers can seem repetitious and pointless when it comes to reviewing work of new writers. There's only so many reviews you can do where you keep pointing out the same formatting mistakes. Eventually nobody even posts a comment.
If scripts like this were in a newbie section, it would be more benefical to both writers and reviewers to treat them as such and offer advice with that in mind. I think Sandra's suggestion of an FAQ newbie section is a better one. Just my opinion.
Bet you didn't even know that dusty little corner of the board was there, did you?
As for a section to house "newbie" scripts, I feel you, but we are not likely to see that, as the exclusivity -- your perceived "cliques", real or not -- would only be enhanced by such a change.
A number of us have petitioned Don on numerous occasions to only accept scripts that meet a certain threshold of quality -- in terms of formatting at the very least -- only to be rebuffed.
He has many times defended his "accept (nearly) everything" position, and while it drives some of us bananas, you do have to respect his position on the issue.
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Bet you didn't even know that quiet little corner of the board was there, did you?
As for a section for "newbie" scripts, I feel you, but we are not likely to see that, as the exclusivity -- your perceived "cliques", real or not -- would only be enhanced by such a change.
A number of us have petitioned Don to only accept script that meet a certain threshold of quality -- in terms of formatting at the very least -- only to be rebuffed.
Your tiger style is strong . . .
Read that when I first came here and it was helpful, but had forgotten about it since. I can see the argumant against there being a newbie section a fear of community segregation, which is a valid point. Maybe then it's an issue of expanding upon the FAQ section that's already in place, by appending some formatting guidelines and in terms of navigation, making the site layout a bit more user friendly? I know having James McClung's Complete in red makes a big difference . . .
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