I only see one downvoted post, and a bunch of comments and a few posts with very low voting at all. That seems pretty normal to me, and the advice of “lurk for quite a bit, and comment occasionally” is usually good for any new users on any site.
While this is true, I applaud Oxidize for learning the fast way. Most users of this site do only the “lurk for quite a bit”, and never attempt to write great top-level posts. Ultimately, there is no harm done by crashing and burning a few times—as long as you’re nice about it (which Oxidize has been).
I only see one downvoted post, and a bunch of comments and a few posts with very low voting at all. That seems pretty normal to me, and the advice of “lurk for quite a bit, and comment occasionally” is usually good for any new users on any site.
While this is true, I applaud Oxidize for learning the fast way. Most users of this site do only the “lurk for quite a bit”, and never attempt to write great top-level posts. Ultimately, there is no harm done by crashing and burning a few times—as long as you’re nice about it (which Oxidize has been).