Well, welcome!

Have you ever noticed... no matter what people say, it what was not said that you think would have been more useful when you look back a year from now. (it would not)

Go the the search link / bar at the top of the page. Opens a custom search page. Enter "new user". Start consuming insightful content that you shudder to think you might have overlooked.

There are more roles you can choose to fulfill here than it may appear. Different paths / different views. Go for what you want to do and not for what you might get.