As a newbie, I have come to appreciate a combination of more experienced members offering their ideas as well as people providing links. Sometimes ideas evolve or sometimes even if they don't some different perspectives are found in old threads.

I have found that for myself, through teaching both in a class room and in martial arts class that through teaching and explaining things to people, I am constantly examining my own reasons for holding certain beliefs or preferences. The examination either confirms my beliefs, or calls them into question, in which case I take a closer look at them, research if need be and get opinions from others.

I'm getting rather philosophical for the late on a Saturday night, but my point is, as a newbie, I'll probably still ask some of those same old questions, but I'll be using the search engine more too.