Welcome to T11 man!
First, I'll second what Tumble said. don't be discouraged by any of the jerks on here.
STOP!!!!
Before you read any father, you see the guy above me? Praetoritevong? Go read every link in his signature. You will be doing yourself a HUGE favor. It's alright. I'll wait.
...Done?
Alright, next thing you should know about is the search function. It's at the top of the page right under "MEDIA" (which you can also check out and see the magic of some of the members here.) Please use that button before starting a thread, that way you can see if your question has been answered already.
And that leads me to my next point. If you ever make a thread about "The Wire" I will personally send Danny Garcia to your house to kill you. (refer to my above paragraph)
Also, if you ever post something on here for critique, (Which I hope you do, it's a great way to learn.) listen to the critique you get, people around here aren't the most delicate when it comes to giving critique. But if it's coming from the right person, it's good critique.
And one last thing, you don't have to do this, and I guess it's not directly related to Theory11, but it'll do you good to read the long posts. We have several brilliant minds here and so many people think they don't have time to read the essays and thoughts that they post. If you read prae's threads, you know what I'm talking about. Another person here to watch out for is William Draven. Read every thread he makes.
And remember, these aren't RULES, they're just things to keep in mind to make this a better time for everyone. If you disagree with anything I've said here, that's perfectly fine. Don't think these are the law.
If you ever have any questions about the site, feel free to drop me a PM.