> this part surprise me a lot. here and in every forum i've
> participated, been a newby means to read a lot of what is posted
> before you ask or comment, because otherwise that topic is probably
> discussed already.

That's right, that's part of what is happening on Sanzui, newbies
can't post anything at all - because maybe the material is on there
already. But they can reply. Over time, when they read more and post
many replies, then they get enough experience to post their own
topics. That's the way it is now anyway. Before, it wasn't so
complicated.

Sanzui encourages people to contribute short articles to further
knowledge. And that's how most people are learning about tea on Sanzui.