When i came into the forum I found It a little difficult finding my way around and could barely relate or reply to some posts but I took it upon myself to learn the ethics and norms of forum and know what it's all about.
You did well by trying to learn by yourself instead of asking questions which already had been answered a few steps away. It's called self help or DIY – Do It Yourself. Most newbies are often in a hurry to rank up that they forget the way up is down; paradoxically. Looking down and reading/researching is the key to learning.
The ideology of this post is to motivate newbies that find it difficult moving forward, cause I believe the're people that fall under such Category, feel free to drop some words of encouragement for them.
These newbies you speak of should also encourage themselves by aligning with whatever good this forum stands for instead of finding ways to beat the system. They should also desist from littering their post history with bounty reports. Those who have most of their posts in bounties hardly earn merit. That's the simple truth. There's no motivation that can work for such people.