I'm no longer considered a newbie. I now have a higher prestige not just within this forum, but the Bitcoin community as a whole. Maybe even all the interwebs!

I promise I'll come back and visit you guys often. Take it easy.

EDIT: Sharing the knowledge from the NEWBIE README here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=177133.0
"Newbie Restrictions
You can only post in the Newbie and Local sub-forums till you have 5 posts and at least 4 hours on the forum.  The other two restrictions are you need 1 post to be able to send a PM and 10 posts to put a link in your sig."