Things NOT to do when helping as a newbie

OK I am making this thread right here, right now. I do not want to be the new unofficial troll here (although that's probably too late:D). I need to know what is CORRECT, and what is INCORRECT for helping out people in the forums AS A NEWBIE. Gordie has definitely made a point on something I had NO clue about (I'm a Google whore, sorry I'm working on that. OK?). After hearing a more detailed understanding about how search engines can screw stuff up like bug testing, I get it now. Can you please help me to help you on what NOT to do. This is your stage. I need to know real concerns that plague progression on the ongoing development of Slackware. To be honest, this is kind of annoying when I CLEARLY STATED I wanted to give back to the community and help out. I didn't realize all of these other "hidden variables" in the learning journey. So set me straight here, and let's move on. Insults are welcome, so do it now while you still can because I won't be new forever. I'm a little salty on the matter, and want to make this right. Thank you, and I will work on being more conservative. I'm just really excited about Linux, and will contain that excitement to myself from now on.