Please read the staff topic, the FAQ, and browse the current topics on the forum before you make a new post. You can even do a search on the forums for what you're wondering about. All your worries, anger, and surprise could be easily quelled by realizing there is already a discussion in progress and you are welcome to participate in it. Big announcements will be highlighted at the top of the general forum, and smaller announcements will be on the left hand side in their own column.
You may not be new to the game, but you might be new to the forums. It helps keep down a lot of clutter in the form of repeated topics (clutter which makes the forums much harder to read) if you just do a quick check before you start a new discussion. No one's going to get angry if you miss something and make a new post, but we might be a little frustrated if it's the fourth or fifth new post on the same topic and we don't want to take our frustrations out on you.