I think I have mentioned this before scrapingly ... but it is not only advantageous but essential. Participating in forums is called 'getting in touch with the community' ... being an active member of the club ... without which a trader will be left out and his opinions won't have weight. He will be shut out from the popular sentiments and would be destitute of looking the other way of the street when crossing. Participating in the common circles surely help immensely and helping others or repeating the old forlorned lessons do the trick of reminding the long abandoned training. These forums and other forums like these are helpful for newbies and old veterans alike.