I happen to agree with Joanne...and, less than three hours ago, I WAS a NEWBIE . To be completely honest, that never entered into my mind when I first joined into the forums. I just saw it as the "pecking order" for the site (NEWBIE, WACKO, CRUISE DIRECTOR, SAINT, etc...) and I never took any offense to that or any of the terms.

I appreciate Lighthouse Keeper's gesture, but I really didn't mind the term at all. Maybe, if there is a stigma placed on the term NEWBIE, someone out there can come up with something else...