At first glance, I was a little intimidated by what you're talking about, Trakstar. I joined over a year ago, but I just kept reading more and more without asking anything for a long time. I came to realize that unlike other AM forums, a lot of the people here actually know what the hell they're talking about and aren't just trying to sell you crap.
90% of my questions just required some searching and I could find the answer. For the other 10%, as long as I actually did something and had a specific question, people were very helpful. For the most part, it's the "Hi, I'm new ... please tell me how to make $$" posts that get the worst of it (and rightfully so).