Everyone who starts an account to Bitcointalk feels the urge to post like crazy in order to stay relevant.
I am not like this when I started my account here in the forum. I just like browsing and reading. I am actually hesitant to reply since I am afraid that my little knowledge is not enough to give a senseful interaction to the thread's topic. So I carefully read every reply and post if I have enough knowledge on the topic.
But here's the real deal: Quality over Quantity wins every time!
Actually on my first few weeks, I never thought of this thing since I am more on reading than replying. There are even time when I wanted to reply but found my idea has already been stated on the thread so I just refrain from repeating it.
To those who wanted to earn merit and to rank up, it is obvious that they should prefer to make a quality posts than quantity. But I do not think that this kind of idea apply to the account who are not after a signature campaign but rather just want to have an interaction and love sharing his idea in the forum.
I do not know why so many people are hostile on newbies that are sharing his thoughts. As long as the post make sense and help other newbies out there, I think we should not discriminate them. They maybe a newbie account but it is possible that they know more than what we know.
OP, here's another important tip: Ensure you respect the community rules!
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But of course ban evasion is another thing...