It doesn't really matter...it says "Newbie" on you, but I think we know if you're a newbie or not. It's just a little thing on the side, that a lot of forums do. I think the IGN Boards use stars after a user's name...doesn't necessarily dictate their authority...although certainly someone with 300 posts tends to get respected a little more than someone with 3 posts, even if it shouldn't work that way.
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Bet with disolitude: Left4Dead will have a higher Metacritic rating than Project Origin, 3 months after the second game's release. (hasn't been 3 months but it looks like I won :-p )