Quote from: Ethan151 on Today at 08:33:16 AM

Since then, I have been posting, watching, and learning from the community, but I still want to say that even though I'm learning the hard way, it has given me a lot more confidence that I can succeed on my own with perseverance and hard work.

You don't have to expect much from people to avoid disappointment. Sometimes it is better to learn alone without mentorship. It will make you study and discover things by yourself which is far better. Many people came to the forum by themselves, nobody guided them and they had to learn and excel alone. I encourage you to keep learning and in no time you will become well grounded.

Quote from: Essential10 on Today at 11:39:32 AM

OP, it's been a while since you opened the account, the first thing you need to do is become a forum regular. The important thing is that if you are in the habit of reading where the senior members of the forum are discussing what topics, and what threads they are writing, then I don't think you will have any problem with posting. If you go from being active in the forum for 2-1 days and then come to the forum after a month or two then everything will become difficult for you, then it will feel like I am learning the hard way. I say be regular, give it enough time, the more time you give the more you will learn and the later it will seem very simple.

The original poster needs to be more regular for him to master the activities of the forum. But I understand what OP is talking about. He thinks that he should have had the privilege of mentorship under the person who introduced him to the forum. And I think the person who introduced him to the forum should have guided him for some time before allowing him to move on. Some persons might not be too sharp to understand how the forum works and mentorship will aid fast learning. The person who introduced me to the forum assisted me for a few days before I began to engage in personal research.