....just a thought, and hopefully not too much extra work for you,
....but how about sending new people an e-mail after say a week, reminding them that this part of the site exists, and they can find some really good info on here to help them learn the correct way to use the forum ?
....it was just that i had to not answer posts to notice it, (two weeks from being new) and i wonder how many other people get caught up in the excitement of their new found posting pleasure, and fall foul of things that others have had the hindsight of knowing after having been on much longer.
....the odd e-mail would help as a reminder about where to find the information needed to learn.
Debra