I understood your idea as like you propose to show some info from helpfiles right in the process of char creation. Like what certain stat does and such. I think idea is good but the way of its achieving could be better.

As a new player in MUDs at all or new player for some certain MUD I never had troubles with login (everyone, who is familiar with PC should not as well) or creating some name.

Process of char creation does not need help so much since it does not matter much what char to create.

Let me clarify. Help need in those points/things, which are hard for new player and ruin fun for him.

Unfamiliarity with race/classes/subclasses system it is not the thing which ruins fun. It is fun by itself. Player can always repick/recreate his char and he wont loss anything, because his current char is just made.

In new MUDs and when I was new in MUD games at all I always pick what I like from first glance, then after some time I repick new combo.

What really ruins fun for every newb player (even if he is vet from other MUD) is unfamiliarity with:
1. Atmosphere of MUD. In our case its heavily PK and RP MUD. No things like "lol" or ":p" in your speakings (I saw them from some players).

2. Basical commands (newbie academy does its work pretty well here)

3. Area and general game familiarity. Where I am? What should I do? Where to buy food? Bah, its costs huge money, where get coins? Damn, I am dying! Dont laugh, that was my real problem when I played first char in CF and I had experience in other MUD before and had knew basics of mudding. I asked healers/paladins to feed me. Where is my guild? Where to learn? And 100+ other questions.

And no guide/mentor to answer them. Yes, I know that I should look at the map, try to explore hometown, and all such things. But I am quite experienced in mudding and still these things are not really fun for me.