Anti 'Mac Rookie' Conspiracy?!?, Are 'Mac Rookies' generally ignored? Options

[originalmidiot]

I'm a fish out of water when it comes to Mac/Midi/Audio stuff and it seems that whenever 'newbies' ask questions, they generally don't get many replies. Is it my imagination or are the forums geared towards the hardcore techies? Am I taking t he wrong approach, and if so, what approach should I take? Or should I educate myself first and enter forums only when my knowledge level is increased? Like I said, I'm new to this so I'm not sure on the protocol. Thanks.

[Synthetic]

also.... newbies should be descriptive as to what software they are using on what system and try to explain the problem so that a person not looking at their setup can understand what is happening. i have seen many posts that left reader going 'huh?'

but i agree that the manual should be the first place a person should look for help... then if that doesn't help.... post a question ;-)