No, you're not wrong. Most members like OP will never advance on the forum beyond Jr. Member rank. If he were sincere, he wouldn't even open a topic like this since this is obviously a cheap merit hunt attempt. He started posting on the forum few days ago and is already looking for tips to help him "grow his account". This is not typical of a true newcomer to any community.
I think this way. OP is still very new here and should not start ringing the bordering bell of how to grow. What is OP growing for in the first place ? Yes it is good to grow but I think the right way to put the word can be
"how to improve on the forum and not to grow" because that already sending a message of merit hunting. It is a gradual process of learning and with time and hard work you attract the things you want without begging for it, it is natural with life itself.