Originally Posted by
JeffreyAK 
Well, from the top forum on the list (Newcomers), "Please Read! The Newcomers Forum is a safe and welcoming place for newcomers. Respect is essential. Debates over Recovery Methods are not allowed on the Newcomer's Forum. Posts that violate this rule will be removed without notice. (Support and experience only please.)" The "rules" are more relaxed in other forums, but the site owner and mods apparently think it's important.
I think it's not about treating newcomers like children, it's about not given them the impression that we all are bickering children - which will make it more likely they'll leave, and not get anything positive from the site that might help them.
Since this new Forum was set up very recently, I hadn’t read any posts from “bickering children”. I’d only read reasoned posts, and I do hope it’s allowed to continue, for the benefit of Newcomers that find their way here.