Rather a snippy response from some, to a perfectly innocent question
Yes, its very tedious. There are about 2 or 3 posters who think it is their job to act as gatekeepers, and do more harm than good when new posters are greeted with hostile comments.
And its like they sit there waiting to be the first on the thread. Which implies they dont have a live and / or they think the rest of us are stupid.
Far better if they think a thread is dubious to just ignore it. If it is a troll, most will catch on. And all that means is time wasted.
But that is nothing compared to making new posters feel unwelcome or not up to scratch. And then dont come back.
If you are new to a community how else are you meant to learn about it other than by asking questions?
I think OP's question is totally valid. All anyone needs to say is yes or no.
Or suggest contact MNHQ.