Is there a possibility for the Realmac overseers to create a permanent topic or hangout aimed purely at raw beginners? I am one of those who would appreciate the ability to place a question without having that feeling of being the odd one out. Just a thought, it may help lots of others? Who knows. We can but try!
Donāt worry about being the āodd one out.ā We all were that person at some point.
Well, most of us.
Just ask away, do not be hesitant to ask ANY question in the forums, we are all here to help you out!
Iām imagining more of an area that newbies like myself can read slowly and quietly. Sometimes the more involved questions to the forum are a bit overwhelming and itās nice to run back to that āsafe placeā occasionally. 
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As very much a newbie to RapidWeaver etc., I too would appreciate a beginners area where seemingly obvious questions can be asked without the āfearā of ridicule or blinded by technicalities. I am struggling hugely with RapidWeaver and have loads of questions Iād like to ask but essentially donāt want to waste more experienced users time / efforts in having them reply.
Iād like to see an area where users can submit their own RW and Stacks tutorials and how-toās.
Some examples:
āHow to customise FormSnapā¦ā
āHow to customise BackSnapā¦ā
āMy custom CSS for use with Codexā
āHow to custom style xxxxx themeā
āRW/Stacks - Advanced techniquesā
And so on. Not saying that Iād be able to submit new material every week ā¦ but I bet it would soon grow into a very useful collection of knowledge for newbies and a handy aide-memoir for advanced users.
Just my $00.02
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A great learning resource for newbies (and more advanced) users is RapidWeaver Classroom (http://rapidweaverclassroom.com) run by veteran RapidWeaver user Ryan Smith. His video training is pro level and by signing up you support him and his family, not a huge corporation.
@kryten @mike_hamilton @mulgravebrad sounds like a great idea.
Would you like me to create a new category in the forum for this, if so what shall we call it?
Perhaps a beginners area would work?
Let me know.
Thanks,
Dan
@dan Iād be inclined to make two new areas:
āRW Beginnersā
=> Where as @mike_hamilton says, new users can share experiences, difficulties and triumphs safe in the knowledge that someone isnāt going to drop a deadweight of javascript on their heads. This area would be, in my opinion, a goldmine to RMSā¦ in terms of comprehending the RW onboarding experience. It may also inform more structured questions from those users on the main forumsā¦ by which time the questioner may have sufficient knowledge of the problem to confidently ask the correct question - and use the answer.
āCommunity Tutorialsā
=> Where contributors can supply āhow-toā materials. Customising themes and stacksā¦ integrating third party code and plugins.
I do not mean details about how to disassemble vendor stacks and rewrite them, or hacking themes in ways that the original vendors may find objectionable. More about how to get the most out of them in your projects.
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Dan, as krypton has suggested would be perfect - go for it.
Done! We now have a āBeginnersā and āTutorialsā category 
Happy Weaving!
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Thanks Dan. What a star
Great! Encourage all your new members to join in. Thanks again.