>>I would recommend changing the new status to "Newbie" instead of "Jr. Member" which can be a bit demeaning. The "Newbie" status could change to the "Member" level after about 10 posts or so.

"Newbie?" Oh, please. That's an Internet beginner. Much more demeaning than "Junior Member." I've been posting using the Internet for years, even if I am new here.

The mental image I get is tatooed and pierced Gen-X'er, sneer on face, can scarcely bring him/herself to utter the word "newbie." I've been living in the Bay Area too long.

I kind of like "Junior Birdman" for us non-elites, but can't come up with anything similarly good for the old timers. "Silver Wings," perhaps?