>in order to get help the beginner has to first
>know how to use the Swiki.  Do
>I sense a slight circularity here?

the presuposition (probably) being that *using* the swiki (much like
browsing the web) requires no squeak knowledge at all. no recursion there
:-)

[since i'm here, let me add a me-too: the "i-ask-therefore-i-swiki" rule is
a great way of collective FAQ/documentation building]

michal