WP's a lot more daunting than it used to be for a newcomer. Every now and then I see an article where someone came along, dumped in a bunch of text (unique if n

WP's a lot more daunting than it used to be for a newcomer. Every now and then I see an article where someone came along, dumped in a bunch of text (unique if not original), and ran away from merging it. They could really use a hand-holding (offline?) editing environment. Stylistic expectations now are daunting for a noob - and their online help is, well, badly organized might be kind.