The truth is that FlyerTalk is a really bad place for someone new to the game to start and learn. The information, for the most part, is posted in chronological order and focuses on details that come up that usually represent refinements and subtleties of the program.

Much better places to learn, when one is just starting, are the websites of the individual programs or some modest length books that start at the beginning and develop ideas in a logical order.

Jumping in and reading FT is like trying to take a graduate math course when you haven't had high school algebra.