Heph can people not ask questions? Surely that is what this place is for?
Do some homework first. Your post smells of you being a leech who is trying to avoid falling foul of the new rules. You have been a member for almost a year and have contributed nothing. Have you punted during this time?.
Why would someone spend time helping another who doesn’t help himself and appears lazy.
Say you went into a pub once a week for a year. Bought yourself a pint and sat at the bar interacting with no one. One day, after a year, you walk in a shout “who’s going to buy me a pint”. What is going to happen?