As in the world, you have to find your way to the helpful people here. I remember reading a newspaper article about a visiting foreign family that made a wrong turn in Los Angeles and as a result one of their children died, and not from a traffic accident.

I have seen wonderful threads lately explaining to newbs (and to me) how to create scripts so you can click and run them just like programs.

It is not true that this place has become elitist since Nokia dropped the MS-bomb. You might get mugged if you wander in the wrong neighborhood, but that has always been true. Learn to talk to and listen to the natives and you will find helpful answers and probably friends as well.