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Truth be told I'm a bit lost, but reading a lot and I have a friend who is a bit more of a techie than I am. I don't get how it works but I like to share and read so in that sense it is cool!

The secret is, there is no secret. If you contribute, engage, and enjoy yourself, you'll probably do OK. Gaming the system is getting less and less possible as the code becomes more and more refined.

You can start small, reading / immersing, making a few comments here and there, then start blogging regularly... welcome aboard!