I still see heaps of people who don't know the basics of Minecraft SMP, let alone Opticraft.
We could get the ops/admin to put together a "Beginners Guild" in the spawn with basics to start the game.
Maybe even a spoilers room or something if they are that desperate.
Just to say little things like "Get wood first" or "Make sure you have food for your journey".
Well that's the idea! Discuss!
Edit: Other things like "Check market for prices, then scale your own prices" so people aren't being ripped off.