Basic syntax displayed up front

I think it would be really good for new users to have a prominent link to basic syntax for posting. It could be like a mini-faq that has the most common things people might want to use. It would be very helpful. This site can be challenging when new.

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Re: Basic syntax displayed up front by 1nickt (Canon) on Feb 20, 2024 at 10:56 UTC
There's documentation of the allowed syntax immediately below the textarea box for posting, with a list of tags and a link to further doc. The way forward always starts with a minimal test.	[reply]
Re^2: Basic syntax displayed up front by Danny (Chaplain) on Feb 21, 2024 at 00:39 UTC
Ah. That's actually very nice and probably more than sufficient. I guess I forgot about that.	[reply]
Re: Basic syntax displayed up front by jdporter (Paladin) on Feb 20, 2024 at 13:55 UTC
it would be really good for new users to have a prominent link ... Please tell me where you think we should put this link.	[reply]
Re^2: Basic syntax displayed up front by Danny (Chaplain) on Feb 21, 2024 at 00:47 UTC
I was actually thinking of having it as one of the items in the header at the top, but as noted above, the info below the posting text area is probably enough. Plus there is already the "Need Help??" link at the top which can probably answer about anything. Sorry for the distraction.	[reply]