(A little late to these threads - just back!)
This topic is something that I have thought a lot about as I look at other online communities. I really love the way this community is so welcoming. I've been on forums where moderators spend all their time moving queries to the 'proper' categories and chastizing newbies for not understanding the subculture, or insisting they perform a search and digest for days before asking a question or joining in. I find Axiom forum members are much more interested in meeting people, welcoming them in, and helping them out. I get a warm fuzzy all the time here - you all come across as people I would like to meet.
