There's been many instances in the past few months where I've felt compelled to turn off newbie channel because it's turned into an accelerated version of qhcf or the official forums. Too many vets or experienced players either demanding to know the mechanics of skills/spells/etc followed by similar assholes pontificating about things being overpowered.

I see the newbie channel as a place where actual newbies can get immediate help so they can figure out how to survive and navigate in cf. Not so they can ask why the imms let ragers spellbane area spells when bloodthirsting. That's not a question that needs an immediate answer, and one that can be better answered on the forums.

I'd like to help newbies, but for me, I have a hard time keeping up with and separating the idiots on the newbie channel when I'm also dealing with listening to the idiots in my cabal and group talking.