socially -------- 1. enthral admirers. 2. help beginners. 3. recruit the experienced. 4. respect the experts. * take everything very seriously, no sarcasm, allusions or inferences. * love one another, be kind and gentle, caring and co-operative. * answer questions thoroughly, and provide examples. * interaction is the basis of relationships. * hand holding or mentoring is encouraged. * avoid rudisms like RTFM, and STFW which hurt our community. * the goal is to help people feel a part of our community, not to redirect them elsewhere to find it. if there is a specific explanation available, then it can certainly be linked to. if there is a very common query, then it can be added to a manual, tutorial, FAQ or interactive demo. admirer ------- once you've heard of and become curious about Mkaw, you are an admirer. Also for those that use Mkaw programs. beginner -------- once you have written your first Mkaw program, even if it is a hello world program, you are a beginner. experienced ----------- If you feel comfortable writing mkaw programs, and have some mkaw scripts or projects of your own, then you are experienced. expert ------ If you are a developer of a mkaw project with regular users, then you are an expert.