As a Newbie, etc, I have found it very hard to search the forum. Maybe I am not used to forums but this one isn't very user friendly to me! I also have a healthy fear of the regular posters, I can't remember exactly what but in my first experiences searching this forum I have seen some jump down newbies throats about asking the same questions all the time and it has intimidated me from posting any newbie questions!
I don't know much about forums, but I wish this was more easily searched and that basic information was more accessible from the Geocaching website.