Hello @thisisit, Welcome to steemit! You're right there are a lot of people on here who know a lot about cryptocurrency. The average user intelligence here seems to be a lot higher than on most social media sites. I've pretty much stopped using facebook because I see it as a waste of time that I could be spending here.
In addition to @jerrybanfield, you might want to follow @allasyummyfood as she posts some very useful videos for newcomers. She mainly posts recipes but you can find very good information for new people too. I resteemed a post of hers that has more about a dozen instructional videos on steemit basics. It's pretty close to the top of my blog and it's near the top of her blog as well so you can find it either way.
Good luck to you and welcome :)
As far as jerrybanofield, I resteemed this story on the poloniex. I am hoping it goes viral. You should check it out. It doesn't look good for those guys.
https://steemit.com/poloniex/@sc-steemit/has-poloniex-lost-their-access-to-their-cold-storage-wallet-how-you-can-join-our-testing
Thx cryptokeeper,