Should a Newbie Post?

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Posted By: Paul S

Barry and Jeff, That's true. But the Congrats Pete C. thread was started first, and not by him. I'd hate to think he it was he felt intimidated or defensive enough to have to do that (Okay so it's hard to imagine him feeling like that!) but wonder if other posters, newbies included, might begin to feel inferior and maybe not as worthy to post their thoughts and questions due to some self doubt. Look, sometimes Peter can make me momemtarily infuriated and then it passes and the forum goes on, and obviously I am not alone. But I don't think this is hardly the stuff for this kind of reaction, our own, and the fact that he'd have to start this thread. Where does it stop? For example, I like the Seinfeld quips, but others have stated they do not, or are just not into it. And I'd bet there are more of those than Peter's posts. Can you imagine being told not to post them? I guess I'm trying to say, How do we know where it ends?

*edited to add: Jeff, I thought he'd been here forever too!
*edited second time to add: Sorry, I may be wrong on the timing of the two threads, although he says in his initial post above, "You guys and gals are right, I'm a newbie and I've been throwing my weight around."