Hahahah! You are (were) a better noob than me. I literally joined this platform with zero knowledge and zero help when i first started, took me days of writing and editing just to get my first post up.
In my opinion, it is a joy to guide people in their first steps because then what i've learnt myself in 4 months can be distilled, packaged, and transfered to others in the matter of days.
"We cant rise by stepping on others, We only rise by raising others too together"