Welcome! Please check to see that THEY spelled your name correctly when it was put on THE LIST for joining us here. You might want to check and see if the other lists your name is on were updated to reflect you are now reading/posting at OCDO.
You will do yourself a favor by going to the state forum for where you live (where is NOCO anyhow?) and introducing yurself to the "locals". Check to see iof there are meet & greet activities near you. If there are, show up and get to know the people behind the screen names. If there are no meet & greets near you, start one - just pick a place and a time you will be there. Someone ought to show up if just to find out who the FNG is. If nobody shows up the first time, do it again until someone does show up.
stay safe.