Ask the right questions and get the right answers.
Do research on pinside to find out if your question has already been asked and answered.
Look at your watch and see what time it is before you ask a question if you are looking for an answer from fellow people on the east coast.
Have thicker skin.
Post stuff like "MM for 4500" and get flamed and get people pissed off. Like one other person said if you actually join in on your conversations then you might get out of it. This is just like in real life.