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ljmyers
10-03-2004, 08:35 AM
I was just adding an entry regarding the ipb issue and had a thought. If you have very many newbies here who are new to alot of the goodies like installatron and how to use it or what the scripts actually are. New to just "this" in general. I know that alot of the topics discussed here are still over "my" head. Since I have come to know and luv (hehe) you guys, it's not bad at all. But still can be a we bit intimidating at times when I'm lost on a subject that I am trying to learn about. Why not create a section for newbies where possibly the newbie won't feel so intimidated and can ask newbie type questions that are the same as child's play to alot of you. (We all sometimes forget what it was like when we didn't know diddly squat about something ourselves.) This in turn will give you a heads up in the type of response you need to give in order to answer the questions or help. What I mean by this is that you will know that you're dealing with someone who is probably totally lost on the issue, therefore you will know that you need to explain a little more in laymans terms or take a more so "step by step" type approach to your explaination. Or as in my case sometimes...Alot More! LOL But no fear.....I'm slowly learning. hehe

Just a thought, as I said but maybe something to consider. Specifically if your going to introduce the page builder which will eventually bring, in it's self alot of newbies into Host PC. Especially as word gets out of the combo of great prices and easy web design. I will even be willing to use and well acclimate myself to the page builder so that I can help out a bit if you like.

Result: The more newbies that feel less intimated; the more newbies that come to Host PC.

Me :)

Joe
10-03-2004, 09:02 AM
Good idea.... tho I hate to segregate into a "newbie" section. Users are ALWAYS welcome to post questions - and shouldn't be afraid that they don't know as much - we all had to start SOMEPLACE.

We do have a few new features for "new users"

* What's included in Installatron (http://www.hostpc.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=118&Itemid=45)

* Frequently Asked Questions (http://www.hostpc.com/index.php?option=content&task=section&id=2&Itemid=28)

* Site-Helper (http://www.site-helper.com)

* Site Helper en Espanol (http://www.hostpc.com/spanish) (Spanish translation)

I'll look into adding more content for "new users"... thanks for the suggestions.

Joe