6.+Newcomers

As a visitor to the site, I found it easy to navigate. The navigation bar at the top was specific to areas of interest and the layout of the page is self-explanatory. I did question, however, the need for registration. I did register simply to find out if there were any benefits. The only real benefit I could immediately see is that I now have blogging/commentary rights. Outside of that, I saw no need to register. I was asked some interesting questions, however, in the registration process, including my salary range, my sex, my marital status, and my education level. No where was I asked my race.
 * How are "newbies" accommodated and invited into the space?**