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Originally Posted by iceman
A valid point, and I don't like splintering forums either.
However sometimes it can be very daunting for a beginner to 'enter into' the world of the 'experts' and don't feel comfortable posting their images in the deep space section (for example).
The beginners imaging forum was to allow them to feel comfortable posting there.
I don't necessarily agree that it drives a wedge between the newbies and the 'experienced'. There's no graduation between newbie and 'experienced' - when they feel comfortable they'll post in the other 'non-beginner' sections.
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Good points Mike and I do see where you're coming from with the beginners section. More power to you for providing it. My 'observation' was purely personal - if I was just starting out in astronomy, I would dodge forums that seemed to be geared towards an 'apprenticeship' before full participation.
But can we somehow get rid of the term newbie?
Cheers -