Please lock the "What is it about this community?" topic

I moved the requests for closure or recategorization of What is it about this community? to a dedicated topic as they are not directly related to the subject matter of that topic.

@username_arduino_forum simply shared their perspective of the new user experience on the Arduino Forum.

Feedback and discussion and debate in response to that feedback is welcome here on Arduino Forum so long as it complies with our standards of conduct. The forum maintainers will not act to suppress or invalidate such discussions. @username_arduino_forum's post falls well within the standards of conduct so subjecting it to moderation would be inappropriate. If there are specific replies you think might require moderation, feel free to flag them.

If you disagree with @username_arduino_forum, you are welcome to respond with logic and reason. Or you can focus your attention on other topics if you prefer. Participation in the topic is entirely voluntary.

I personally find this type of feedback and the resulting discussion very valuable. Even if I feel that some of the complaints are skewed by a lack of understanding of the difficulties faced by the helpers and maintainers, I do think there is room for improvement in the friendliness of the forum to new users, especially when it comes to the infrastructure and documentation. Feedback from new users (and yes, I realize @username_arduino_forum is not "new" from a purely chronological standpoint) is very helpful for getting an understanding of the potential areas for improvement. The ideas shared by the forum users about possible action items for making such improvements are also very valuable.

The on-topic discussions on this subject are very interesting to me and I thank everyone who takes the time to contribute to such discussions.