This is great stuff so far! Thanks everyone! It sounds like so far the consensus is to just take your time and not jump into a post without knowing as much as possible about it ahead of time. I can see how it would be easy to just dive in looking to build Merit and Activity and end up posting something that isn't up to snuff. I look forward to seeing what other advice I can gather here!
Just do your usual way of having a conversation or discussion. Yes, don't force yourself to post on something you didn't know just for merit or activity purposes.
Since you quite have some knowledge about
"spam" thing, I know it won't be that difficult for you to adapt the environment here.
While progressing, you will soon learn other stuffs here. Enjoy your stay.