A lot of things happened these past few weeks. I got my second order marker, posted my 1000th post, got a proper game room, and finally became a site supporter. With so much happening I believe that I have finally moved out of the "newb" zone, at least into "semi-newb". I still have a lot to learn, but at the same time I've learned a lot.

After realizing this I went back and reread some of my first posts. To be honest I was shocked. The question "did I really write that?" came up more times than I care to admit. I realize that this is normal, and every scaper has those moments at some point or another, but I can't help thinking that I could have done better. If I had known then what I know now I might have avoided those moments.

Of course there was also some excitement. The fact that I do know better and can avoid making those mistakes again. Maybe that's why there is a newb stage. Every post and response in that stage helps to...