post lots, follow the rules, all the normal boring stuff people say
a few places you may wanna check out
daily chit chat: as far as I'm concerned it's a spam hole, but people seem to enjoy chatting there, you 'parrently can make quite a few friends there
any place in the pokemon game help and disscusion catorgory
and alot of other places depending on your intrests
if you ever want to ask for help, or wanna chat don't hesitate in PMing or IMing me
~vaati
HotS: if you're a spriter, or looking for a sprite shop then this is the place to go, you can also post fan comics in the sub forum, along with trainer cards