In other words, anyone is free to contribute in this thread whether newbie or more ranking member on the forum, and we frequently have new members chiming into this thread (and some of them come from other parts of the forum and some of them lurk for a decent amount of time before chiming in).. and surely any new member whether low ranking or not (whether having a hat or not) is free to contribute and participate..
Yes, that's how I have experienced it. I think the first few times I posted something in the thread I was a newbie but I just don't think I ever expected a certain reaction. Sometimes I posted something and no one responded, and it didn't matter to me.
You have to be aware of what this thread is, as Arriemoller says:
...it's not uncommon in this thread to not have someone react to your posts. We just don't care and post anyway.
I didn't know naim027 at all and
we were accused of being alts (which I could prove to be false). The only thing I hope is that he understands well the people and how the thread works.