You can read every post here, every comment here, have a trillion karma, know the difference between a soft next, hard next, mushy next, dread game, plates, bowls, you could know everything, but it won't do you any good unless you actually approach.

I've started spreading word of the community out to my friends (HS age here) and I noticed some downright shameful things. This one guy (yes, before anyone asks previously I had been this guy, but not this time) was on reddit on his phone looking at this sub rather than interacting with one of the multitude of girls around us (we were at a tournament).

Every experience gives you new knowledge; today I managed to isolate a girl from a group for the first time. I didn't close, and I might not close for a few months, but I'm getting further with every approach-- NOT with each post.

Posts can quickly become mental masturbation if you substitute yourself in for the OP in field reports. Remember to go get rejected at least once a day (my golden rule).