- Start a dicussion about something you actually want to discuss - No, you also dont need to upvote everything but to leave it completly abadoned is also not a good option. With time you will learn to better manage that - Yes, its better earlier but as long as it its not a week it should be fine - Cross posts should make sense and not spammy - Depends on instance and comminity - you could start with a crappy drawn meme or something "tame" and easily liked to got used to posting