At the bottom is a hint

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The Link to answer a question links to Unanswered Questions (ordered by votes). I would say these are hard questions (since no answer exists at the moment). A new user might be frightened off by these questions thinking he/she can't answer any of them.

Why not link to the Newest Questions instead?

Official response: status-completed Now links to newest unanswered questions

At the bottom is a hint

Getting started is easy: just ask a question, answer a question or, sign up and start building your reputation today.

The Link to answer a question links to Unanswered Questions (ordered by votes). I would say these are hard questions (since no answer exists at the moment). A new user might be frightened off by these questions thinking he/she can't answer any of them.

Why not link to the Newest Questions instead?

Official response: status-completed Now links to newest unanswered questions

At the bottom is a hint

Getting started is easy: just ask a question, answer a question or, sign up and start building your reputation today.

The Link to answer a question links to Unanswered Questions (ordered by votes). I would say these are hard questions (since no answer exists at the moment). A new user might be frightened off by these questions thinking he/she can't answer any of them.

Why not link to the Newest Questions instead?

At the bottom is a hint

Getting started is easy: just ask a question, answer a question or, sign up and start building your reputation today.

The Link to answer a question links to Unanswered Questions (ordered by votes). I would say these are hard questions (since no answer exists at the moment). A new user might be frightened off by these questions thinking he/she can't answer any of them.

Why not link to the Newest Questions instead?

Official response: status-completed Now links to newest unanswered questions