I came onboard cryptocurrncy through a friend who introduced me to this forum as where to start from and since then the journey began and am finding this it exciting.
If your here to learn, your most welcomed and I hope you stay focused on the goals of learning being rest assured that, every other thing would would added as at when due.
Bitcointalk is a forum of crypto enthusiast and a few antibitcoin too. The biggest community there is that, is more concerned about teaching and straightening issues that relates to crypto and the crypto space.
Who ever brought or introduced you to the forum has done really great, now it's left for you to put your head down and study to understand all that is presented in the forum while, putting in work too.