Very true, but I have been a member on here since March 2010 and spoken to a few of you at shows, so not a novice.
I did look in the help section (would be a good idea to add something about it in there, as this the most obvious place to look first) then looked in some other sections.
Forum guides is only at the top of the newbie section and as not a newbie not the first place you would look.
Again thanks for everyones emails and help.