Normally newbies who just join this forum are been attacked by those that have been here for long and secondly the rules and guidance and where to post and not to post and gaining merit .
That's not true all of us here started as newbies, there are members who just signed up last year and are now doing well here and they are high rank, if you just sign up let to be acquainted with the forum rules, learn what to post and not to post, so many newbies are getting a loan, days after they sign up here because they saw that there is a lending board here, they do not read the requirements and some newbies just post projects they are promoting with their affiliate link.
There is a newbie and beginner section here all new members have to do is spend more time a week staying and focusing on this section will give you an overall idea of how this forum works, and gain respect and knowledge.