Well Fuzzy, you passed the first test with flying colors.
You skillfully saw through all of the bloviating banter delivered by our favorite bloviators without taking offense. These guys are very knowledgeable and are very eager to help.
We lose some newbies who don't recognize that right out of the gate, so congratulations.
My interpretation of your situation is that you are faced with the daunting task of what is similar to "how does one eat an elephant?" Why, one bite at a time, of course.