Come to think of it, the first link in "Join Us" should be a thread that is an overview of this site and the community, and the online events that spring up, as of RIGHT NOW. And it must be kept up-to-date. I remember when I first started getting into things here, after the Toronto tourney, and being overwhelmed. I had an idea that there was online play possible, but the league info wasn't clear. I knew that some people made ROMs, but to what extent, and for what systems, I wasn't sure. I kept hearing about weight bugs and some new kind of checking, but it was all fuzzy. I did ask a lot of questions, and did get a lot of help, but I also got responses like "It's all here", and "do a search". Well, I did! And in a year I wrapped my head around things! IN A YEAR, lol! But a guide that explained the lay of the land right off the bat, one that was up to date, that would have been very handy. It was like finding needles in haystacks, with many dead ends and out of date info. It didn't help that there were a few couple argumentative contrarians that seemed like they wanted to sabotage the newbie experience from the get-go.
I will write that guide.
Hopefully this weekend. It can be the first link in the "Join Us", and I am sure some people would find it useful. Other people just like to jump in, and can bypass it, and that is ok. But if I write the overview that I wish I had had, that will go a long way for some newbies, I am sure.