OriginalIggy wrote:
MANY beginers do not know the answer to AMV's simple lil q's..
This is why such things as the stickies on video making/hosting, Hitori's/Turboneko's FAQ, and the ubiquitous guides have come into being. 90% of new AMV makers will find 90% of their questions answered between the guides, the unofficial FAQs, and the threads permanently at the top of various forums.
However, this means that ~19% of total questions still need to be asked. Most of these questions are with regard to "nonstandard" software/hardware setups (most technical guides focus towards use of Adobe Premiere with ripped DVD footage in a Windows environment), and in the "video help" forums, they are answered (most of the time) helpfully and civilly, though if your question is way out in left field there may not be anyone capable of answering it.
The forums are supposed to be helpful, which is part of why some experienced creators with 500+ posts are extremely caustic towards newbies. Nobody would be able to count on a productive answer to an unusual question if the forums were clogged with hundreds of posts asking the same common questions. Thus responses like REFG (Read ErMaC's F'ing Guide), RATBAG (Read All The Bloody AMV Guides), and all the suggestions to look at an existing thread, use the search function (on forums or the AMV database), or consult some other existing and canonical source. Thus the relentless flaming of spammers, crossposters, people who post in the wrong forum, people who post duplicate topics, etc.
It's not because people here hate n00bs (alright, some do, but mostly in jest), it's because people here are genuinely interested in the furtherance of the art and craft of AMV editing. If you read the guides instead of posting a frequently asked question, you'll get more info than you were looking for, and the forums will be less clogged when you have an unanswered question to ask.
hth,
--Kai
