Don't hold back just because you are new, or else you'll never get started. If you ask a question that has been hashed out before on the board, don't worry. One of the 'veterans' will answer it, and then the 'thread' will probably die out. You'll have your answer, and no harm done. :)

Perhaps more to the point, 'newbies' such as yourself show a surprising tendency to ask questions that haven't come up before. Although I am relatively new to the board myself, I feel that the 'new questions' are what makes the board interesting. That, and the erudition of those who post to it (and the fellow who 'manages' it, LOL).