seriously...
everyone at some point in their life has had to ask a question about something that someone else thought was dumb. Everyone is new at one point. I am somewhat new to this myself, and I could really care less if someone thinks my questions are dumb. They live far away and don't affect me one bit. It is important to do research and read as much as you can yes, but books and catalogs only take you so far, and this site can help as it has helped me. So meads, just ask whatever you want to ask (related to PW of course) and if someone writes a stupid childish reply to it, just ignore it and let them think what they want. There are lots of people on here who will give you a well thought out and helpful reply to allow you to keep learning and expanding that biz.
Tim