@chad what I want is to address the problem which happens here consistently.
1) new user comes and posts a poor question OR answer
2) this poor question/answer gets downvoted, commented on, closed, even maybe deleted
3) new user finds site hostile/mean/frustrating
This is all "enforced" by a set of expectations which is currently 100% tribal knowledge - ie it's not defined anywhere except in this channel, and even then, very loosely. So whenever there is a "I don't get it, help me" or "this is frustrating what are you tryign to do?" question the only answer is basically "well that's how t…