That's the heart of it. Before I became a member, I read this site for well over a year. I was unable to ask anyone anything, and I did just fine. I joined to have access to the art community here, and found how much I enjoyed using the forum overall.

When I have an idea for a new topic or question to ask, I search as much as possible, and then I get excited if there are no results. I love being able to start something new, because that means I am really contributing. It gets no one anywhere when people keep rehashing the same old crap, its a waste of the OP's time, and worse yet, everyone else'.