@CoolMan Welcome & please tell us about yourself!
Many ppl have pinned posts with tips for new folks.
Check my profile for those. Other people have them, too.

And in the firehose, you'll see lots of welcomes & tips. 
If the firehose is going by too fast for you, just click on any post to stop it.
Then you can go back and see what caught your eye.
To start it up again, click where it says 'Community firehose'.
LMK if you have any questions in particular. Good luck.
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