You may want to look at the E-PL3 instead, for its much faster AF than the E-PL2. Also, to be specific, you were looking at the MICRO four thirds, the four thirds is a DSLR system.

I don't think there are too many people here that remember that camera.
You'd be surprised, many of the people on this forum are people who've been shooting for quite some time.

Anyways, welcome to the forum. Stick around, this place can be a valuable resource for information and learning.