# May I suggest a Beginners Forum category?
**URL:** https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/may-i-suggest-a-beginners-forum-category/450
**Category:** Beginners
**Created:** [December 2, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/may-i-suggest-a-beginners-forum-category/450 "2016-12-02T18:43:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Beemerang](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Beemerang)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/may-i-suggest-a-beginners-forum-category/450/1 "2016-12-02T18:43:46Z")
Hi All,
I’m brand spanking new to PineGrow and the forum and I’m looking forward to engaging with many of you over the coming months as I explore PG.
I am aware that there is a Beginner channel on slack, but my experience is that a forum is a much better repository of information than the [often] direct and focused exchanges on a Slack channel. So, I’d like to ask if a Beginner category can be created here on the forum where newcomers like myself can ask questions from more experienced users. This would also allow new users to browse questions that other new users have asked which could answer their own questions.
Any thoughts?
Cheers,
Beem
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### Author:  [@Pinegrow\_User](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Pinegrow_User)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/may-i-suggest-a-beginners-forum-category/450/2 "2016-12-02T20:18:24Z")
There was just talk of this in a recent thread, I think it’s good idea,@matjaz?
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### Author:  [@Emmanuel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Emmanuel)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/may-i-suggest-a-beginners-forum-category/450/3 "2016-12-03T00:44:50Z")
The [Beginners](http://forum.pinegrow.com/c/beginners) category is now available.
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### Author:  [@Beemerang](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Beemerang)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/may-i-suggest-a-beginners-forum-category/450/4 "2016-12-03T03:18:49Z")
Brilliant, thanks for the quick response @Emmanuel! I’ll start filling it up soon, I think.🙂
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### Author:  [@Beemerang](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Beemerang)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/may-i-suggest-a-beginners-forum-category/450/5 "2016-12-03T03:21:01Z")
Just an observation: I am not able to create a new topic under the new Beginners category, not sure if this is because I am a new forum member and don’t have the necessary permissions yet??
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### Author:  [@Rob](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Rob)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/may-i-suggest-a-beginners-forum-category/450/6 "2016-12-03T12:42:45Z")
@Beemerang not sure if this info is of any help but it could be that you are a newbie to the forum and you only have to visit a few topics and contribute something. I’m not saying it is that but I can’t think of anything else it could be.
[Basic Member info](http://forum.pinegrow.com/badges/1/basic)
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### Author:  [@Beemerang](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Beemerang)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2016, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/may-i-suggest-a-beginners-forum-category/450/7 "2016-12-03T12:49:15Z")
Hi @Rob, thanks for the heads-up, that could be it.
I was able to create this post though, so perhaps it has something to do with not being able to create the first post in a new category because I’m new.
Anyway, I’m sure someone will a post soon and then 'll chime in. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Rob](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Rob)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/may-i-suggest-a-beginners-forum-category/450/8 "2016-12-03T12:55:29Z")
@Beemerang I’ve added a topic to the Beginners category so try and post there.
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### Author:  [@Beemerang](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Beemerang)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/may-i-suggest-a-beginners-forum-category/450/9 "2016-12-03T12:57:36Z")
Thanks mate, will do now.