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Oh, no problem! Me and Gary talked it over and we thought you would be a good addition to the group! We're looking for active members that have solid grasp of the metagame, and it seemed like you fit the bill. Hope you have fun in this group!
Er, I didn't intend to dissuade you from EVER posting here again. A lot of people go through this phase. Believe it or not this exact same thing happened to me when I was a new user (and rightfully so; I was making a spectacle of myself). My advice is to just lurk for a while until you have a better grasp of how to post.