Actually, I don't/didn't know that.  I read technical stuff, and I'm not really interested in behind the scenes formulas of a web forum.  I don't post when I have nothing of value to say.  If that makes me a "newbie" so be it.  I value quality over quantity.

It was just intended as a suggestion, because the documentation of the formula I found seemed to equally weight time on forum and posts.  Guess not.