You do not need to introduce yourself before asking a question, and nobody will think worse of you for arriving with one. The introductions subcategory exists for people who want it, not as a gate.
Introducing myself and asking whether my planned first topic belongs anywhere — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked.
Checking my reasoning rather than asking for a conclusion.
My current understanding is set out below in the order I arrived at it. I think the second step is the weakest part and I would like that examined before the rest.
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A newcomer's list of things that confused me, and the fixes
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What "marked as solution" means and who gets to mark it
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Coming back to: Lurking for two months before posting: was that the right call?
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Introducing myself and asking whether my planned first topic belongs anywhere
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Are there stupid questions here? A staff answer, at length
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About the Announcements category
Staff announcements, policy changes, and scheduled maintenance. Read-only except for questions. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with…
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Are there stupid questions here? A staff answer, at length
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A newcomer's list of things that confused me, and the fixes
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How to ask about something you suspect is a bad idea
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[2026 update] Hello from a laboratory that does not do peptides
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