With my observation, many newbie are merit conscious to the point of posting low quality posts not because they are not good but because they are rushing to see people start giving them merit. Learning is key to knowledge and the path to success.
If I have not join this forum and learn about Cryptocurrency in detail. I never knew there is a big difference between bitcoins and the shitcoins. I once thought one can invest in any of them and wait for profit not knowing that shitcoins can hit the rock at any moment and vanish into the air.
It's a good idea, if we learn first before thinking of contributing, that will help us understand better and help others. As I speak, I am still learning and trying to know more.
If you come across posts you are not acquainted with, learn from the posts and the replies, it isn't a must for you to write something that will end up annoying others or see you as spammer.
Learning first, build our experience. Your motor as a newbie should be learn first and every other things will follow and be added unto you.
Well, it it's not a requirement to become an outstanding poster in the Forum. You can choose to learn about Bitcoin independently from outside environment like from good books that are well prepared by prominent advocate of Bitcoin supporters from its early days, you can also learn from who want to learn a bitcoin website, every page from that website has been useful and you can also learn from credible place like Bitcoin.stackexchange to improve your knowledge from those questions and answers, they help a lot if you make use of these platforms.
However, the forum is important to relate and know how to post in a very effective way to communicate with other members, you can choose to learn from others but be selective because some people are influencial in a way that deviate true meaning of Bitcoin ways, we have plenty of them here.