@davemccoy started @newbieresteemday and @newbiegames with the intention of creating a safe environment for newcomers to learn and grow with each other. But ultimately he wanted us to be able to carve out our own identity and niche on this platform and in this community, and the rule of thumb on Steemit seems to be that if you want to get anything done then you have to do it yourself. Contests seem to be a staple of the Steemit community and a simple enough to develop a following, so the idea is to provide people with ideas that they can run with and engage with other Steemians. @simplymike has stepped up to help continue with the work that @davemccoy started with newbiegames and there are lots thing going on behind the scenes involved, both on Discord and in other conversations that try to address the issues and concerns that you have. We would love to have people like yourself who are putting the interests of the community ahead of profiting from the system to join us and help out too but everyone has their own way of contributing. In the end we just want to make sure that people who add value to the community gains something out of it, and that everyone can get a helping hand when they are just starting out :)