I think what he meant is that people are begining to open their "posting career" here. You suddenly see people who are very new to Smogon starting to present themselves - which doesn't have anything to do with this thread. It's ok to ask when will the round open (though not completely, since if you see everyone trying to get an answer, but they don't get one, what makes you think you'll get one?), though don't start explaining why you want to join the program and things about you, since honestly nobody wants to know that. Save it for your applications.