Hey there @VictorEngine5! Welcome to the community! For general use of the forum, you would use the search bar at the top to see if your question has been asked before, then if not you can create topics under any of the specific tags.
To answer the question “how would I know if someone is answering back?”, in the top right hand side when you’re on the forum, you will get notifications.
The forum automatically tracks what time you post, so you don’t have to add it. So please, if you have any questions, let me know!