With the transition to the mentors' circle, I thought something like this could be very valuable, I intend for it to read almost like an article, so I've avoided bolding a ton of things and what not.

Hi everyone, welcome to our beginners' guide to the WBO. This thread aims to congregate links to every thread that would help acclimate new nembers to the WBO, initiate them into the competitive scene and help all of them avoid getting their threads closed or warned.
Note: Before reading this make sure to read Kai-V's welcome message!

First things first, before you post anywhere else on the WBO it would make a lot of sense for you to post an introduction thread telling a little about yourself and the general area where you live. This offers you a number of advantages, including quick tips from veteran members of the WBO and the opportunity to find out if there's any other bladers in your area!
http://worldbeyblade.org/Forum-Introduce-Yourself
Other things of use in this forum include:
The Going Away/Coming Back Topic where you can notify people if you won't be on the site for a while or if you're coming back from a hiatus!

Up next, you're going to want to learn how to make other posts from Th!nk's wonderful guide:
http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-How-To-M...to-the-WBO

After that, it's time to start learning the ins and outs of the site, which include:
Editing your profile: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-User-CP-Guide
Doing cool things in your posts: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-MyBB-Code-Guide
and The lingo that we all use: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-WBO-Glos...t=glossary
Playing by the rules: http://worldbeyblade.org/misc.php?action=help&hid=17

Once you've read all that you're ready to start learning about what is currently going on with the WBO and Beyblade by visiting our news forum: http://worldbeyblade.org/Forum-News

If you still have any questions rattling around your brain, post them here: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Questions-about-the-WBO

Once you've gotten through all that, it's probably time for you to start learning about my favorite part of the WBO, competitive play:
To learn about the very exciting, new burst generation: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-WBO-Orga...mendations
To learn about playing with others on an organized team: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Introduc...on-9-27-14
To learn about the WBO exclusive format, Limited, http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Limited-...ective-Now

And once you understand the different formats, it's time to mosey on over to our competitive combos lists and learn what else you should buy
Limited:
Combos http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Competit...bos--69362
What to buy http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-What-to-...in-Limited

Zero-G:
Combos: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-MFB-Zero...Discussion
What to buy http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-What-to-...-in-Zero-G

Standard:
Combos http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Competit...d-7-1-2014
What to buy http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-What-to-...n-Standard

And for truly old-school Beyblade fans:

Plastics Combos: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Plastics...Discussion
Plastics What To Buy: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-What-To-...n-Plastics

HMS Combos: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-HMS-Comp...Discussion
HMS What To Buy: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-What-To-...ful-In-HMS
To learn more about a specific beyblade, take a visit to: http://wiki.worldbeyblade.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

Don't forget to register on the map to find others near you:
http://worldbeyblade.org/usermap.php

Or post in a thread for your region if one exists:
http://worldbeyblade.org/Forum-WBO-General

There may even already be an event coming up in your region, check here:
http://worldbeyblade.org/Forum-Official-Events

If you manage to make it to a tournament, you can see how you did in our Beypoints system:
http://worldbeyblade.org/match_rank.php

Check out how your region compares world-wide:
http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Regional-Rankings

Or if you competed in a team event:
http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Official-Teams-Ranking

Check out the Beys the winners at that tournament used here: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Winning-Combinations

If you enjoyed all the cool beys everyone else at an event had, browse this forum to start obtaining more of your own: http://worldbeyblade.org/Forum-Bey-Marketplace

For beyblade burst products in particular, check out this thread: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Where-to...from-Japan

And as rare of a case as this is, even when ordering from WBO members, make sure your Beys are made by one of the official manufacturers (you need this for them to be tournament legal) by following the guidelines in this thread: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-thefligh...-searching'



And last, but not least, when you're looking for cool videos to watch, check out the WBO's official Youtube account, Beychannel: https://www.youtube.com/user/beybladechannel
and follow/connect with us on Twitter and Facebook:
https://twitter.com/worldbeyblade
https://www.facebook.com/WorldBeybladeOrganization


Thanks for reading, welcome to the WBO and enjoy your time here!!!

If you think something else should be in this, just say so!

What I get from this thread is that we need to make the introduction to new users a lot simpler. :')

Good to have a list of all the most important threads, though!

With the transition to the mentors' circle, I thought something like this could be very valuable, I intend for it to read almost like an article, so I've avoided bolding a ton of things and what not.

Boldface is an appropriate mark of emphasis, as are italics. Aligning your text in at the center on the other hand is terrible for readability in the current case.

Using this code would also help for readability.

Code:

[url=http://...]***[/url]

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Beywiki French Portal -- Portail français de l'encyclopédie Beywiki
Compatibility Issues with the Burst System Between Takara-Tomy and Hasbro
My Guide to Beywiki Photography |  White Box #3 (shoe box version)
Dranzer F / Black Dranzer vector Bitchips (PM for larger versions)

This is pretty close to what I did a couple years ago. The thread in my signature.

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@[Dark_Mousy] My bad, I'd forgotten about that since it had been so long since anyone had posted in it. Would you like me to add a link to it in the OP? I do however think that this one is a little more extensive.