I agree that Mudcat could be a lot more user-friendly than it is (including the users being more friendly).

At Arlonet, technical things get explained really well. I can't help but think that if Mudcat did some of the "walk you through it" for newcomers that Arlonet has, folks here might not have as many problems as they do. Well, at least with the technical side of things.

The above sites that No One Wins gave are useful to look at too. I think I might join The Well, it looks pretty good.