I think we underestimate the effect dog-piling can have on a newbie. I've often thought that the number of replies to a newbie's post should be limited to no more than a couple.
After a while they can safely be thrown to the dogs but, initially at least, the 'fresh meat' effect needs controlling - especially when the place is as quiet as it is now, everyone wants a piece of the action.
It takes quite a while to adjust to the difference between the rigour demanded here from the norms of pub talk - I think we need to cut some slack if we want people to settle in here.
Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.