https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178608.0There you go, from a newbie to another newbie

I was just looking into it too. Basically you have to be an active user but not spam. Also why full member? Regular member users get most of the functionality of the forum it seems.
Thanks for the link!
And how to get more activity? I understand that 1 post != 1 activity. I don't care about ranks, just want to make it clear.