I hear people dismiss other users as newbies all the time. "I've been around for longer than you," they say; "you don't have a clue how this site really works." Which is a big load of crap; you don't learn things by being a member for a long time, but by talking to people and asking questions, or merely by looking at the fora and observing how things work. You can register, post twice, not come around for a long time, and then come back and you'll have "been around" for longer than other users. Silly, I know, but things like that happen, only in slightly less exaggerated form.

Along similar lines, I know several users who disliked me merely because I had been at EoFF for four months and had more posts than most of the people who'd been around since the vB reset. That may be a very silly reason to dislike a user, but certain people have said as much in as many words. Now that post counts are gone they can't judge me for having a higher post count than others, but they can judge me for being a frantic newcomer. I personally think registration dates don't matter.

But woteva. It's not my call; it's just a thought.

Peace
Stuffed Manny