Just a suggestion, please don't bite...!
I see a lot of people criticising new players for asking the same old question, or not reading the FAQ etc, or shipping them off to other sites. Most of the time these suggestions are innocent enough, but sometimes I think they're a little harsh. Yes I totally agree that people should read the stickies and/or FAQs, but I think that a "beginner" section, maybe even for each game, would allow newcomers, who may or may not be versed in the use of forums, to ask innocent questions.
This would serve a number of purposes. Regular users could steer clear of the particular forum, and hopefully avoid newbie questions, and people who like to help can do so, me being one of them.
Granted, the questions asked will be of various topics, and there are already categories for them, but I'm sure they'd venture into the other sections once they know their way.
Once a person posts a question which is in the FAQ etc, they can be politely linked to it, and hopefully wouldn't need to ask one of these questions again.
I just feel that newcomers should be made welcome, and not be afraid to ask.