Now, before I begin I would like to mention that I did use the search bar, but everything I tried came up with nothing useful, so think of this as a more or less extension of those threads should they exist.
On to the actual topic! Do you remember the first day you played minecraft? Most of us start with knowing how to make a pick axe from knowledge of a friend or simply randomly mixing wood and sticks from the table, or (like me) memorizing the wiki 3 weeks prior to purchasing the game. If you stop to think about it, or are perhaps one of those people who learned the brute way of randomly trying things out to get a result in your crafting bench, life would be very hard after the first night. If I dare say, harder than the first night because on the first night you usually don't go around chopping creepers in half. Well, here's something all beginners should have.....
A tutorial map. If any of you watched the IGN review of minecraft, one of the things the guy who reviewed it said was that he didn't like being thrust into the open world with little knowledge of his surroundings, no idea where to start or how to craft some things. If there was a selection of tutorial maps, perhaps even ranging from beginner, intermediate, and advanced students ( doesn't have to occur, but different levels of tutorials could satisfy people, then again not ). The point is that a tutorial could greatly enhance a persons ability to craft, survive, and anything else basic. If this is thought to be good, an intermediate level could go more in depth on different features like nether portals, or enchanting. Advanced tutorial levels would tell you about different websites like http://www.minecraftforum.net/ or even http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Minecraft_Wiki but the advanced tutorial would also share information on mods and texture packs, maps and redstone.
Finally, yes there is the minecraft wiki, but some people might not consult that. The building of the tutorial maps could be community run, where minecraft community members post their tutorial levels to be put in the game. Or not. Some people would rather Jeb, or Notch himself make them/it. Oh, and please don't say there is a mod for that, or map for that, even if you provide a link, because I'm certain that most beginning minecrafters are not tech-savvy, therefor mods or maps will not help. They might, don't get me wrong, but not usually.
TL;DR Tutorial maps would help beginning minecraft players.
On to the actual topic! Do you remember the first day you played minecraft? Most of us start with knowing how to make a pick axe from knowledge of a friend or simply randomly mixing wood and sticks from the table, or (like me) memorizing the wiki 3 weeks prior to purchasing the game. If you stop to think about it, or are perhaps one of those people who learned the brute way of randomly trying things out to get a result in your crafting bench, life would be very hard after the first night. If I dare say, harder than the first night because on the first night you usually don't go around chopping creepers in half. Well, here's something all beginners should have.....
A tutorial map. If any of you watched the IGN review of minecraft, one of the things the guy who reviewed it said was that he didn't like being thrust into the open world with little knowledge of his surroundings, no idea where to start or how to craft some things. If there was a selection of tutorial maps, perhaps even ranging from beginner, intermediate, and advanced students ( doesn't have to occur, but different levels of tutorials could satisfy people, then again not ). The point is that a tutorial could greatly enhance a persons ability to craft, survive, and anything else basic. If this is thought to be good, an intermediate level could go more in depth on different features like nether portals, or enchanting. Advanced tutorial levels would tell you about different websites like http://www.minecraftforum.net/ or even http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Minecraft_Wiki but the advanced tutorial would also share information on mods and texture packs, maps and redstone.
Finally, yes there is the minecraft wiki, but some people might not consult that. The building of the tutorial maps could be community run, where minecraft community members post their tutorial levels to be put in the game. Or not. Some people would rather Jeb, or Notch himself make them/it. Oh, and please don't say there is a mod for that, or map for that, even if you provide a link, because I'm certain that most beginning minecrafters are not tech-savvy, therefor mods or maps will not help. They might, don't get me wrong, but not usually.
TL;DR Tutorial maps would help beginning minecraft players.
I don't really see why we need anything else.
Except the wiki is a fan-run project that is not officially affiliated with the game. Also, a new player wouldn't even know that MCwiki exists.