Ozme

That's kind of a harsh label... Just goes to show you we all have different perspectives of "appropriate.

You're absolutely right, it is a harsh label. I didn't create the label, Wyked Bytch did in his post. I thought it strange that in a thread denouncing a Dom for giving the "wrong impression" one reply refered to new members as meat and another prefered fish. My repeating the term in quotation marks was intended to highlight its inappropriateness.

We have those and more, but you can't force people to even read them let alone read them first.

Really, I can't seem to find them. Perhaps you would be so kind as to paste the link. I agree you cannot force people to read them (although in theory you could) but it just seems to me that providing information and people not reading it is a better option than not providing it and people needing or wanting it. "All we can do is hope that newcomers look around a bit" option is in my view inaction and giving up. Better to try something and if it doesn't work at least you tried.

Rules? We don't need no stinkin' rules. Besides, it's totally unenforceable.

Did I advocate more rules? I suggested providing helpful information and tips. I suggested the guidelines section because that should, in theory, be the place new members look at first.