they're not looking down on us they just want us to read around the forum. self learn like that.
Yep, reading the rules, QnA, how the forum works, is needed... And as there's the Rank system, we need to post too.. It helps both your account and the forum grow bigger ~
I Also think we can't generalize every newbie has poor knowledge, as there might be "silent reader" member who has no interest to post ~