Originally Posted by habilis

I know. I'm just being a wise-guy. Seriously, though, a few people did get shooed away from this forum. Their only crime was being a noob. How about a standard boiler-plate like: "Welcome to the forum. Your question(s) is(are) answered in the stickies at the top of the page. Check there first and come back if you have more questions." There's no fun in it, but it's better for public relations.