Gilgamesh's Novice Network is plenty helpful! Sure things descend into horny jokes and silliness every now and then, but the mentors there are generally understanding and eager to help when asked and available. Of course there are bad faith mentors, sprouts, and returners, but we self-police pretty well.

As someone who's never had the need to interact with other Novice Networks, I honestly can't relate to any of the negativity being said here.