Some interesting and thoughtful posts.
Much of what I see in comments toward newbies is good advice or at the very least a thoughtful perspective which a newbie should reflect upon.
There are of course martingale threads, loss recovery and other losing ideas. Most get shot down even if there are some pockets of support for strategies the wise would not follow.
In my view part of a newbies task (and really the task for all of us) is to separate the wheat from the chaff. And think about the perspectives offered and whether or not they are sensible etc. I always encourage experimentation, note taking, refinement (in a loop). Is that the right way (it is for me). Others may disagree and that is fine. I might be upvoted or downvoted, liked or disliked. That doesn’t necessarily bear on whether my contribution has or has not been worthwhile. Wrong answers may be as helpful as right answers to a person who thinks carefully and experiments.
So do we need voting systems and badges ?
This is my answer -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqomZQMZQCQ