I am not gonna explain all in depth because if you hang around, you will catch on fast.

Lesson one... These rude people speaking to you are called shills. There are a lot of mean/ confrontational people on here and their main instrument of hate is sarcasm

Lesson two...Stand up for yourself and your opinion, all the time. Own it. But...Be open to other views as well, and truly think about it.

Lesson three...If you like something, bump it. And use smilies that you like, as you will find 2-3 that are your "go to"

Lesson four...when posting a new thread for the first few times, you will probably get a lot of negative comments, and will probably receive low stars from people and and have low popularity. But that is OKAY...you will learn how to start and manage a thread and keep a topic interesting. Many do it better than me, but it is really fun when your thread is popular and people are reading what you have to say

Lesson five...Find your niche. Whether it be religion-tard, Earthquake-tard, politics-tard, etc., find your interest and be the best amateur expert you can be. Believe it or not, learning is still very fun

Good luck!