true newbie

[Robert Brenstein]

Sarah wrote:

>>3. Would someone like to help tutor me?
>
>We all will. That's what the list is for and there are some 
>amazingly knowledgeable people who can explain things very clearly. 
>Ask your questions and someone here will always know answer.

I think John has a righ idea asking someone to be his personal tutor. 
As helpful this list is, the answers can be overwhelming for a 
totally new person: having to sort through different advices and 
variations thereof can be daunting for someone without enough 
background to sort and sieve all input properly. A personal tutor can 
guide him through initial learning and advise when to ask the list 
and help interpreting responses. I know from experience that being 
such a tutor often comes down to just giving a nudge in the right 
direction, telling what to read next or what and how to try, or how 
to approach something.

Robert