My first few days of newbie-hood (weeks before I got my hands on my first PV), found me a bit over-whelmed with the sheer mass of the information available on this forum. However, I was thrilled to have "discovered" the fine art of vaping, and practically camped out by the mail box awaiting my deliveries. I spent many hours reading on the forum, and sure, I saw gripes, complaints, and problems; yet I saw other members posting support and solutions. All in all, I knew that if vaping presented any challenges, I wanted to be well-armed to meet them. I was and still am motivated in the extreme to kick the analog habit, and I believe that vaping is a brilliant idea and alternative to smoking tobacco.
I think that if the fine art of vaping was presented on ECF as being 100% butterflies and roses (as it is on several manufacturer's sites), and my first PV hadn't worked well in the first five minutes, I would have been crushed.
INFORMATION IS POWER!