Newbie or Not Newbie?

[texasguy79]

I've been in the hobby now for about a year. I've got a few reviews under my belt, but yet I still feel like a newb compared to some of the seasoned veterans of this forum with 50-200+ reviews. Ladies or Gents, would you consider me a Newbie? What constitutes this designation?

[JadeRose]

I wouldn't really say you are a newbie to be honest... A year is quite a while and while you don't have as many reviews as some would have in a year, it's still a pretty good while to get familiar with things. Unless you feel like you really haven't gotten familiar with a lot of the hobby protocols and community as much as you'd like, in which case I would say just dig around on the forums more.

Do you feel like you have the basic gist of hobby etiquette and important safety information, etc? If you want to meet more ladies in person and get more involved with the community I'd suggest to start attending the socials and happy hours!

[ck1942]

JR's point on M&Gs well taken.

As for "mileage" questions, "newby" is a relative term.

There are too many folks abounding who have hundreds and more posts, threads, reviews, etc. and still don't have a clue as to what constitutes community, for example.

And way many folks who have been here for years who hunker down, rarely post anything, much less a review, who are yet wise beyond their years.

Plenty of bandwidth for both and all those in-between, imo.