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yeah that's correct, you made mention of 'very active' indeed I've not been active here, cuz I thought I can't succeed here in this forum, but a friend of mine, who is also in this forum ask me to give it a trial. I have not been active that's why I need help to gear up
What's 'success in this forum' to you, by the way? If it's gaining knowledge, there's no need to "gear up". All you need I think is genuine interest and time-- plus internet, of course. I guess those are enough. You just have to explore the forum, spend time reading, doing follow-up searches online for further information and understanding.
If it's ranking up and earning, you still have to do all those things. Otherwise, you might not be able to contribute lots of constructive posts, which means merits might come slow.