This shows just how well you’ve managed to ignore all the pinned posts as you’ve done to the referenced thread in the beginners and help board. Frankly, it would be of no use suggesting what you didn’t mean else, how could you suggest an introductory thread that already exist?

Have you ever tried looking up this: Naija Novice Hangout {Newbies introduction and orientation} Thread. I guess you didn’t and it’s the second pined thread on the local board which the header sums all you’ve said here.

I don’t think any forum user would outrightly call anyone stupid if they didn’t have a banter and should a response make anyone feel themselves to be stupid, I guess no one can help with that. I understand that criticism could be constructive but, when asked to use the search button, that’s not in anyway an insult, it’s more or less an advice or guide on what should be done.

As a newbie, you are allowed to ask dumb questions, that’s what makes you a newbie and even then, it doesn’t stop anyone from recognizing the question to be a dumb one. Maybe it would make beginners like myself feel a little better when the truth is being sugarcoated but, it’s that what we are here for, to have hard truths being sugarcoated? That wouldn’t make you a core forum user. Be open to just anything and see what’s the best means you can utilize whatever is thrown at you, there are different kinds of persons here.