# To newbie, or not to newbie.. that is a pretty messed up statement

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 14, 2001, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-newbie-or-not-to-newbie-that-is-a-pretty-messed-up-statement/93288 "2001-11-14T08:12:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Civil\_Defense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Civil\_Defense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Defense)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2001, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-newbie-or-not-to-newbie-that-is-a-pretty-messed-up-statement/93288/1 "2001-11-14T08:12:03Z")

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I wish I was witty. That way, I could come up with a more interesting subject line.

So anyway, this being mundane and pointless, I must ask- at what point is a “newbie” no longer considered a newbie? Is it based on post count? Registration date? Time lurking? Informative, contributory posts?

That said, am I still a newbie? Sheesh 😃

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**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2001, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-newbie-or-not-to-newbie-that-is-a-pretty-messed-up-statement/93288/2 "2001-11-14T09:22:30Z")

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I think the standard response is _if you have to ask, you still are._

One of those Zen things, I guess.