Points do not earn respect! I do not see how it matters if you are new or not, having 1000 points posting c**p, or posting every 10mins on every topic or subject raised just to feel some sort of self importance means little! New members are what keeps the site going and has been stated by knoxcollege anyone can post as long as the tone is in keeping with the site. Not all members spend all their time on here, some of us have a life!