Was reading a tuto by vinay sajip on the official site the other day and i can say that the tutos are great, they just need to be more in numbers. With the old style look of the tutos i dont think as you pointed out that new readers will go through it. better resources exist. I suggest we keep it as well groomed tutos whereby people can know that if i need a good tuto, the py site has some. Beginner infos exist in abundance and quality materials pyramids to the top. I suggest we let masters write more articles, preferring coverage and conciseness over full depth (if someone wants a really detailed tuto, better go to the docs)