Back in the old days when there was only one room, experienced players could welcome and assist new players and guests. Today, I saw three guests in the beginner room, so I decided to pop in and see how things were going. Apparently, only one was actually present and was having difficulty getting going, so we played a couple of games. I encourage other non beginners to help and greet (and if needed play) beginners, so they return.
Retired from TB Pente, but still playing live games & exploring variants like D, poof and boat
Right now I'm sending/restricting all anonymous players to the beginner room. Pente_gon suggested doing away with it the beginners room and packing them all in the main one, I'm not opposed to that idea if it helps to bring more registered players to assist beginners/guests. But I thought packing them in beginners makes it obvious they are... beginners.
