@TilleyWink,
If you are non controversial, it may take you a bit longer to break through the 'clique' than if you are controversial, Tilley. Believe me, if you post stuff the folks here don't agree with, you'll be noticed. You'll also be pummeled with the best of us.
But either way, the only way to become a member of the club is to play the game, so whatever floats your boat, wade on in, and keep plugging away. Your name and avatar begin to become familiar and one day you realize that you feel right at home complete with sibling rivalry, family squabbles, bouts with the class bully, encounters with the village idiot, and all. You meet some really special people along the way too.
It's worth the trouble.