Suggestion for Novice Network system - Too many whining sprouts

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Isn't the automatic insertion into the NN upon receiving an invitation based on the assumption that a new player(sprout) may not understand the game well enough to essentially understand what's good for them though?

That's the idea, but the reality is people can easily get creeped out by getting dragged into a group they don't know and I bet most new players don't even know what the Novice Network is.