You wouldn't know Bitcointalk is big place until you become one of it member, bitcointalk is more than a place a place to ask questions and get fast reply, you wouldn't know the value until you become one of the user.
Becoming the forum member isn't enough, because many people joined the forum and become inactive, once you are not active in the forum, you wouldn't know how educative and important the forum is. Bitcointalk is like a school to me, because I learn new things everyday.