No, you are thinking about the Castilians from Spain. (could not resist )

Welcome to the forums gotham. I've enjoyed playing with you so far.

That makes sense to me. How would we pick the match to analyze? Or would we even want to watch an entire game, and instead focus on say 2-3 laning phases?

Welcome! If you are free this Saturday you should sign up for our randomized mini-tournament here: http://dotanoobs.com/forum/thread.php?id=428

Hey there. Looking forward to playing with you!

Welcome! Just hop on to Mumble, join a busy channel and introduce yourself. Cheers!

Hey there, I saw you on Mumble but didn't have time to play. See you around!

Remember, you don't have to keep the same boots forever! Tranquils definitely make the jungling faster and can help you get those core items faster, and after that you can switch to arcane's to give you (and your team) a little more utility.

Ahoy redbeard, let us kill and pillage together!

Yeah, Normal is getting quite boring. The jump in difficulty level from normal to classic is quite large. Oh well, at least I get to see all of the pretty flashing lights!

I won't have time, presentation tomorrow.

I am a little unsure if we are talking about the spontaneous IHs during the week, or the scheduled IHs on Sunday. In either case, lets assume that each team has an experienced person acting as captain. As Alverez and fallen have pointed out, new people may be either too embarassed/shy/etc or simply not know what questions to ask. The burden rests upon the captain to try and get the conversation going.

The issue of frustration during IHs is a reoccuring one, and I believe the official response remains the same: our community as a whole needs to buy into the "friendly and respectful" message and self-regulate as adults. Frustration is inevitable, and it isn't simply an on/off switch. We need to point it out and ask what we can do to help (carry constantly getting ganked? more wards... etc). At some stage you will realize who you enjoy playing with and who you do not We cannot change people that do not want to change, so avoid them. If there is a serious problem, though, contact one of the staff. We want to be an inclusive community, but this community is a privilege and not a right.

Finally, thanks for the kind works zap and radav. I think the spectating coach can be a very effective tool in building up good habits and game sense, although it isn't a replacement for one-on-one coaching and analyzing replays. I envision continuing that format every Sunday in the learning IHs, and having the other coaching stuff available on different days. It does need to be more organized, though.

If only I actually had that much rhythm...

http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/11p9bl/anyone_willing_to_group_up/
For the upvotes!

I completely agree with this, although I noticed it from sitting in the broadcast slot rather than watching my own replays. Must... watch... replays...

Welcome welcome! We do our best and hope you will enjoy, cheers.

Yeah, I actually had something come up as well so I can act as a ringer or co-commentator for the first few. Cheers!

Cheers and welcome! I know our community has some people of similar mindsets, so you should be able to find something here.

Oh man, I remember the first time I actually felt really good about a Dota2 play. I also started on support and we were losing the game. Unasked, I knew that we needed vision for the carries to be able to farm and get us back in this, so I made the warding trip out and thought I should ward Roshan as well. (I was Veno, so solo warding is a bit easier). Then not two minutes later we see their entire team head into the Roshan pit, and one epic teamfight later we are raxing them and claiming victory. MY WARD.

Naw, you have to read the post. Minnesota is not against other institutions offering free courses in their state... they just want to be payed for it. Go go capitalism!