Hi everybody. This forum seems very active, which is good. Is there anything a new person needs to know?
Welcome! Take @Well Bonded's good advice, jump in when you're ready and don't take any of it personally
Don't change anybody's username when you reply to them, if you start a thread in the current events/breaking news forums make sure you have a linked article that your thread title matches the article title and some commentary, and don't try to troll anybody in the religion subsection and you should be fine. Welcome.
Be careful when using humor or sarcasm in replies as the Moderation will not consider it when acting, just use dry commentary to stay safe regardless of your intent.
http://www.politicalforum.com/index.php?forums/humor-satire.19/ Somewhere in there, there is a thread with "tasteless" in the subject line. I never look at it but it might be a good landing spot depending on your style of humor.
Welcome, I think that you'll like it here at this lightly moderated forum. To answer your question, as long as you understand the rules, are civil and stay on topic, you'll be fine. I look forward to hearing some of your interests and discussing them with you. Have fun...