dr_pepper said:
And remember you were a newb at one time too
Not really, at least not here. I was already a member of TERB and MERB, and I had been a long-time member of Canbest. I was really only a newbie on Canbest, and I waited at least a month before I made my first post. It was a detailed review, not a question that others had asked before, and that I could have searched for on the site. I clicked on every link and figured out how everything worked before I ever made a post on any of the boards. My first 3 posts on TERB (in 2001) were also detailed reviews. I earned the right to ask questions, although I didn't ask very many because I didn't need to.
If i wanted to "search" every time i was looking for a topic i'd be using Google not a chat room/board.
How would TEL27 have found the answer to his question on Google?

He asked how many members of PERB have SO's.
I'm not "offended" by any posts, and i don't mean to appear hostile. I just don't understand why most newbies don't learn more about how the board works before they ask the same questions that other newbies have asked before them. It doesn't take long, and it's hardly rocket science.