[Rexan]

As a person who came to SL2 as a flat-out no one, no links to the community before hand, no real experience baring maybe, a days worth of play a year before I really settled in for the long-haul, me staying or going ABSOLUTELY depended on those two-three people who picked the nervous wallflower out of the crowd and pushed them to break their, well, wallflowering a bit.

Is this the exact same case one-for-one? No, not really. Should every player feel some weighing obligation that they NEED to help new players? Of course not. Especially when you consider how casual some people play SL2. But the way I see it is, if you're in a position where you can give a new player RP--even if it's using say, your role as a leader/semi-leader to give them a inane task for them to push towards. What's the harm? We certainly don't want to be seen as a community who leave their new players floating adrift in a sea of unfamiliarity, are we? Everyone can say 'Well I did just fine when I joined' but the point should be clear that you aren't them. And that's fine. But people have to be a little kinder to new players, rather then simply turning a nose up and essentially telling them to 'get good'.

I won't say I agreed with EVERY point that was made, but I also don't think writing it off as a nothing-burger is so very productive to this thread's purpose, either.