For a case study in HOW NOT TO encourage new users, take a look at the comments and the edit trail on How to make Gramps show more than 5 generations in the pedigree viewHow to make Gramps show more than 5 generations in the pedigree view
It is fortunate that @Luke has been in since the beginning, but if I were a new user who joined the public beta and was looking for examples of how to frame my question, that would drive me away forever.