Do ask-publicites give strong support to new users if they need it?

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Being honest, and looking at the past – ask-publicites have been kind to those newcomers with sensible questions. Those with “special” questions, or too many off-the-wall, propagandistic, leading questions, poor grammar, and poor spelling have met with jaundiced members who bite.

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