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The trick to the whole thing, I think, is to have passion...but also to have fun.
And, no, I don't mean fun at others' expense, I mean fun with them. We've had all too many examples of people who may have had passion, but it was expressed in a mean-spirited way. Folks like that are poisonous. Yes, I realize that large portions of the world appear to be marching to the sound of that particular drummer, but there's no reason that attitude needs to infect a simple hobby website.
Passion comes easy to newcomers. New, seemingly endless possibilities open up and that's always an astounding place to be in your life. The problem is that the beginning is also fragile. There are a few who have sufficient determination to keep plugging no matter what, but a lot of people will get frustrated and quit if they don't get tolerable results pretty quickly. With a little luck, they will find a buddy here who can get them over the hump with the first project or two, by which point they've acquired enough confidence that they're able to stand on their own and perhaps even help someone else.
I've toyed with various models for the structure of this place over the years, but the one that works best is the Suzuki method--to hell with theory, play music...we'll backfill with theory later.
Grey
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30.000 members in this little cyber place.
It was clear to me that the purpose of this site was to spread the JOY of DIY -not to only argue or be egotistical.
