1: Those newbies to the forum can reach the level of DT members if they adopt any system and how they progress.
Did you mean a newbie as a DT? That's quite a feat, no newbie in the entire history got the trust of DT to include then on their list as early as as few weeks.
Even the developers who contributed a lot can't have this feat. Plus, Dat are full of drama so better to avoid it at that early stage.