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You know what is funny? I have been on BT for so long, that even this question has been asked to death

just a little perspective...

Totally agree, one of the great things about this forum is the great attitude people have to guys and gals coming online and asking "basic" previously asked questions.  it's nice to be able to ask without the feeling you're going to be told to go look elsewhere, or do a search, answering someone directly gives them a more welcome feeling I think.  my 0.02 pence.

I figure that maybe a lot of newbies don't even KNOW that there's a search function. Sure, it's not hard to find, but I think it's just easier to type it out and wait for people to answer, ya know? Esp if you don't really know what you're looking for.

I'll speak up as a newbie to the board (since it was probably my thread which prompted the OP to make the suggestion).  I have used the search function and found that you get hundreds of posts on the same topic (and it is a little hard to find).  It is very difficult to wade through all the information and get a clear answer to a question that may not be cookie cutter.  It is sometimes easier just to ask -  plus I want to interact with people not just read posts. 

I have to admit that I've read these boards daily for the last 2-3 months and only just this past week worked up the courage to start posting.  This site may be called beginnertriathlete.com but many if not most of the regular posters are far from beginners which is a little intimidating to someone like myself.  Once I realized that people here a generally pretty friendly and don't jump down the throats of us n00bs I felt like I could start wading in.

I am new to this, and very enthusiastic about it, as it is the most enthusiastic I've been about anything in quite a while.  I found this site and have been learning quite a bit, and I have to say THANK YOU to all of the "veterans" that continue to post and address newcomers questions, it trully is very helpful.  I hope to be able to reciprocate that for people in the future.  This is an amazing community, I volunteered at a tri in May to see if it trully was what I wanted to spend my time training towards, and I was sold at number marking, and by the end I was ready to go.  This site is helping me out tremendously with all of my inner questions, sometimes without me having to step out there and ask, other times, it's more fun to participate in an ongoing discussion with multiple people.  That is a great part of this forum.  As for this comment:

So pretty much every day, someone posts "How can I get faster at the (swim/bike/run). I feel like this has been covered to DEATH here on BT. Can we all agree that if we feel the urge to ask this question, we'll just search the history and get our answers?

Yeah, I know, I can just skip the posts and not read them, but for some reason they annoy me.

You just annoyed me with that, can you not post next time you have the urge to put your negative two cents on the counter.

From a newbie’s perspective, it has been great to be able to ask what might seem like silly questions to others and get insightful answers from people who have actually been through what us newcomers are going through now.

There is no arrogance from the more experienced people and it really gives you the information you really need to enjoy the sport fully. When you post a topic and get responses they are specific to your question.

Thanks again for answering my threads which I’m quite sure have been posted many, many times before!