Actually, I am also a newbie here and honestly, I have no idea about it but I'm willing to learn and to gain knowledge all about this forum. Thank you for the link that you guys provided, so I can explore and enhance myself to it.
Better to ask in specifics and create threads for fueling discussion. Simply creating a thread like, "I'm new, where do I start," creates a very general discussion that doesn't pertain exactly to your informational needs. If you are exact in your questioning, then you will find yourself much more knowledgeable than if you were to ask questions to which you have already encountered similar answers.
This also helps to drive down spam because we don't need to see "buy low sell high" for the umpteenth time.