Some pros/cons for opt-in “New to Linux” titles.
Pros
- Reduces barriers to asking questions. I’ve found new users can feel compelled to write a few sentences or a paragraph every time about being new.
- Reduces read time for understanding a question and it’s context.
- The presense of a group conveys that the forum welcomes new user questions.
- Knowing someone is new to Linux can be generally helpful even if it’s in random discussion.
Cons
- If a user removes their “new to linux” title, it’ll make it look like the answers to their former questions are contextually appropriate for a regular Linux user. If it’s a hackie work-around to avoid the CLI it could give other people a bad answer or compel someone else to correct/improve it later on which creates a lot of confusion.
- Possibly people using it not as intended.