This space has a gatekeeping problem, and it's one you've probably already encountered: people who've built their identity around knowing obscure things about media automation, and who treat every question from a newcomer as an opportunity to feel superior. You know the type. The "just use Netflix" crowd, the ones who frame condescension as helping. We're not interested in building that kind of community here.
We want you to ask basic questions, because there's no expectation that you should already know any of this. Everyone started somewhere, and most of us started by being completely confused about why our custom formats weren't working the way we thought they should. Share what you've built, even if it feels rough or incomplete, even if someone else already did something similar, because the way you approached a problem might click for someone when the "proper" solution never did. Disagree openly, argue about x265 vs x264, scoring strategies, which release groups are worth paying attention to, but argue about ideas rather than attacking the people behind them. Tell us when something is broken, confusing, or just plain bad, because the maintainers aren't above criticism; we're users too, we just happen to be the ones writing the code. If a profile sucks or the documentation is unclear, we want to hear about it. And if your first instinct when someone asks a question is to make yourself feel smarter instead of making them feel helped, you should probably find somewhere else to hang out.
None of this is optional for anyone, and it doesn't matter who you are or how much you've contributed anywhere. Being right about something doesn't give you a free pass to be a dick about it. That said, we do believe in giving people second chances: the first time something happens, you'll hear about it privately; the second time, you'll hear about it more loudly; and the third time, you're out. The only exception is for harassment, bigotry, or doxxing, which will get you removed immediately.
At the end of the day, this is software for downloading movies, and none of it is really that serious. Go outside sometimes.