Actually we weren't worrying about titles at all. It was not even a topic for discussion until it was brought up within the last month or so. There aren't many prior messages that suggest many people here are hung up on titles in the least. The discussion was based on a hypothesis that the title of 'Newbie' was 'intimidating' to newcomers. This hypothesis was repeated several times as if it had legitimacy despite there being no evidence of its truth.

Regardless of what you think, its been interesting to observe the social dynamics of the issue. One thing I've observed in the Forums over the years - regardless of the viewpoint, you'll always find somebody here who will agree with you and somebody who won't. C'est la vie