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I wouldn't recommend hanging out on #lisp for a beginner. In my case it set me in a passive mode and I'd ask a flurry of questions that a little research in the HyperSpec and other appropriate reference documents would have answered.

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See, I'm the opposite. I can be quite timid in IRC (though this generally applies to anyone I don't really know), and I always wait until I'm completely stuck to ask a question. Then I feel like a complete tool when someone points me to a link I should have found on my own.

So, I don't think I need to worry about entering passive mode. :)

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