So tutorials are a bad idea, but if they were a good idea, they already exist, but they should probably be redone except for the fact that they're a bad idea. The initial Hubski user experience in a nutshell, ladies and gentlemen.

I think I may have been misunderstood. What I am saying is that a semblance of tutorial exists right now on Hubski. I think tutorials are an amazing idea, one that I've been championing. What I'm saying is that our current version is horrid. I like the idea of having an amazing tutorial, something simple and integrated in to the experience. This is something we are talking about behind the scenes. I am in no way opposed to making a tutorial video, I'm just not certain it's the most effective way to go about it. Trust me though, I'm Mr. Tutorial on team Hubski. -We all know there is a ton of room for improvement here. As mk mentioned we have observed people (smart, capable people) use Hubski for the first time and it has been quite eye-opening. I love your ideas regarding having a new user follow the initial tag and poster that brought them here. We have some ideas around the new user experience that will nix the "popular user" problem you pose. These are great suggestions and very timely, thank you. Re your first comment, we have to get these things squared away before we can really take the ball and run, no doubt about it. Thanks again.