I still remember initially when this forum was first introduced to me by a colleague, the enthusiasm I had towards it was very skyrocketing but with time the interest died in ways I never expected reasons being that as a novice I didn't and still don't know how this forum navigates and it's growth processes for a member, and this was as a result of the fact that the person that told me about this forum never gave me a clear clue or a mentorship hand about the processes. So with time I was so discouraged about the whole thing cause like they say you can't obviously have knowledge of what you don't understand, so overnight I just lost interest and ran_off, like for months I never logged in into the forum cause I felt a waste of my time and data.
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I don't think the person who informed you about the forum could provide you with mentoring or site navigation. As for me, you have to figure it out yourself. Forum participants, even of the highest rank, also cannot teach you how to benefit from the time spent here, how to write quality posts and how to contribute to the development of the community. You learn from your experience, constantly reinforced by interest. As a newbie, I am aware that it will take a long time before I can say about myself that I understand what is happening here and can be considered an equal participant.