I have found that knowing the system is the most important thing over anything else. You end up being less wrong and have fantastic suggestions to the group on

I have found that knowing the system is the most important thing over anything else. You end up being less wrong and have fantastic suggestions to the group on the direction and purpose of things or catch those edge cases when something is suggested or comes up that others don't know the consequences of or how it all connects together. This is where true value lies.