As a decently new member, I think the nursery is a very important aspect of the nexus.

Upon joining and realizing my limitations, it was very clear that I would need to read more than I could post.  I knew starting pointless threads would be frowned upon and that I would need to weed out all agression in my posts..which is much harder to do online than it would be in person.  Even calm and kind people can become rude on forums.  The nursery cultivates the mindset of this forum...one of its greatest attributes.

However, I do think getting promoted is a bit too easy.  I at least know my own promotion was quite a shock...I don't feel I deserved it at all.  It came in less than 2 weeks and about 15 posts.  Thank you, though.