It's more about a general guide on how to use the forum though, likely packaged in with Simple Machines. Newbies wouldn't really have to ask if they read the stickies, which they should.
This sticky in particular, should be able to answer most of the general questions they may have along with some Bitcoin info.
I agree that the HELP link could be more useful, but there's already so much readily available info and they're visible enough to people who actually read.