<p>I am not in favor of a "beginner" tag (nor an "advanced" or "intermediate" tag for that matter). I think the use will be inconsistent--some people, perhaps new users might use the tag as a shorthand for "pardon my ignorance, but...." while the same question by someone who has an active history on this Site is probably not interested in seeing their tag profile with a whole bunch of beginner tags and so they stay away from them--likewise, for answering them. </p>

<p>Aside from that, some of the best answers i've seen on this Site are to questions that were or should have been tagged 'beginner'--the OP might have been a beginner, but clearly it was not a beginner who answered it. So why have a tag attached to that thread that is a synonym for "easy?"</p>
