Working on the Emacs newbie experience (opens in new tab)

The Emacs Carnival April 2026 theme of newbies/starter kits nudged me to think about how new users can learn what they need in order to get started. In particular, I wanted to think about these questions that newbies might have: Is it worth it? How do I start? Should I use a starter kit? How? I'm stuck, how can I get help? This is overwhelming. How do I make it more manageable? I worked on some pages in the EmacsWiki: EmacsWiki: Emacs Newbie I removed or deemphasized some links that might be ...