I joined a year ago and am still a newbie.  No biggie.  I'm now finally starting to get into the bounty hunting.  When I first joined, I was completely happy with reading and absorbing as much as possible, and I barely posted anything.  At the time, I felt that it was kinder of me to keep my trap shut, since I didn't have a lot of experience and time put into it.  Looking back though, I realize that was a mistake.  Even with no experience, opinions can still have meaning.  I would have been better off posting and giving my thoughts and opinions, making sure that I stated that they were just that, so no misunderstandings, but still possibly helping others along the way.  Now, I have to work even harder to get the posts counts up and merits so I can climb the ranks for better stakes.  Lesson learned!  Good luck to everyone!