A newbie is not a newbie once he has understood sufficient information on the topic/place of which he was originally called a newbie and can utilize the information well. For example, in a video game, a newbie ceases being one when he understands all the different commands and options of the game and is able to use them to....win, i guess.
well i am glad that i never had to deal with the wrath of preco, if your cool to her she is cool to you. i have seen behind that wonderful white fence, i think that once you have been around about a month and have made around 25 posts or so then you have the basic knowledge of the place and if you read alot of the posts you will get to know everyone around here and you can easily make friends with anyone.
Thanks a lot, Preco! I guess I'm no longer a newbie. I know it wasn't exactly wrath, but it was something real close.... -mine was a little more orange than red though....