Haha that guy was such a dork. Wasn't he like 40?

I thought i might share my opinion here; i've never played competitive tf2, but i follow the scene somewhat closely (invite streams, lan casts, etc). I would say a resource i would really like to see is something right on this site that provides a hub for new players: newbie mix info, pugs, mentor sessions (no matter how infrequent), faqs, etc

I may be off here, but i would say a lot of people who are interested in the scene have the initiative to find out where to go (it's not that difficult), but are apprehensive about taking that dive into the "deep end," so to speak. Organizing fun and inviting environments to ease in new players might help with that hurdle. Just my 2C.