I'd say that's not the best approach to meet new people.
Furthermore, I was downvoted for putting an honest reply as to why I named this account as I did. I doubt it would've raised any eyebrows if I named this account "new_to_sf" which is functionally equivalent.
THIS is why I lurk on HN and want to meet people in the real world instead. Ridiculous.
My point was that if you put yourself out their instead of lurking people will respond better (instead of how I and other did) and can also reach out to you. If we know nothing about you or what makes you tick we have no connection and no reason to spend our time helping you out.