I have to admit that my thinking has changed since I came here as a dumbfounded, clueless newbie over a year ago and I understand not wanting to simply hand over knowledge gained by the people here through hard work, study, research, experience doing gigs etc. I certainly don't believe in hazing either.
I've struggled and spend thousands of dollars just getting to the point where I'm at now which is somewhere in between a newbie and someone who knows what they're doing. I've progressed much farther in my singing skills and knowledge than in my DJ skills, knowledge and experience since I've done very few DJ jobs and lots of singing gigs.