Add a newbie guide for people completely new to QMK (#2480)

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+# Getting Help
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+There are a lot of resources for getting help with QMK.
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+## Realtime Chat
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+You can find QMK developers and users on our main [gitter chat room](https://gitter.im/qmk/qmk_firmware). We also have other rooms for more specific discussion:
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+* [Main Firmware Chat](https://gitter.im/qmk/qmk_firmware)
+* [QMK Toolbox](https://gitter.im/qmk/qmk_toolbox)
+* [Hardware Design Discussion](https://gitter.im/qmk/qmk_hardware)
+* [Web Configurator](https://gitter.im/qmk/qmk_configurator)
+* [Compiler API](https://gitter.im/qmk/qmk_compiler_api)
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+## OLKB Subreddit
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+The official QMK forum is [/r/olkb](https://reddit.com/r/olkb) on [reddit.com](https://reddit.com).
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+## Github Issues
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+You can open an [issue on GitHub](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/issues). This is especially handy when your issue will require long-term discussion or debugging.