I see the logic to this idea Mirage, however my problem is we already have a general game discussion board where people already post topics like "beginning swamp" and the like. Really there is no reason why any beginner can't do so and I've done so myself on an occasion, start a new topic rather than delve into one of the mondo huge ones, ----  indeed as a general thing I don't get why people are so shy about starting new topics (it's not as if we're going to run out of them or anything).

Some beginner articles such as abbreviation lists, guides to start out etc might be a good idea, however the articles room can already serve that purpose, see my startout guide for star traders elite or all the guides to deathmatch project alpha as examples, indeed if you or anyone else wanted to write more beginner guides for the articles room that'd be very much appreciated.

That indeed is another concern with a beginners board sinse if the topics such as "A guide to abbreviations" were mixed in with actual requests from beginner gamers for assistance it'd make them harder to find, plus of course determining what goes on the beginner's board and what in general game discussion and what in the articles room could be quite a tangled task, and the last thing we'd want to do is create a situation where people were frightened of posting in various places for fear of getting it in the wrong place.