If what you say is worth saying, then it is worth putting your name on it. If you believe what you say, then you should be willing to put your name on it. If you are not willing to put your name on it, then why should I invest my effort in focusing on it.

There have always been "RTFM", "use this module", and "google it" answers -- but it is rare that a question doesn't get answered more completely by someone else. "RTFM", "use this module", and "google it" are all valid answers. One of the beauties of the Monestary is that we are not limited to get just one answer to our question, so we can be told "RTFM", etc but still get a more explicit answer from another.

Who cares if newbies "wander off before ever nearing Abbot, Saint, etc"? We should just care if they contribute, if they make the monestary better. Someone who is unwilling to "RTFM" to find modules or answers will add nothing to the monestary by always taking only what the monestary already has.

There are some monks that have a bit of rough exterior most of the time, others that do occasionally, and almost all can be "misunderstood" at some point. I however think that there is a bit too many "thin-skinned" people hanging around as well.

-- Sifmole