Hi there, resident post whore here.....
My opinion: I don't care what sort of rules are overlooked / put in place on this site. If it gets to the point I don't like it, I will leave.....however I don't see that ever becoming an issue.
I think all that "it was cooler before the newbies" talk derives from forum veterans that have been here since the site started and think you hold some sort of place of high power or some **** (not pertaining to actual Hardline Club members). Get your head out of your ass, this an open, free forum for anybody and everybody to register on at any given time. There's a private HARDLINE forum for people that have a say so on this site, other than that, newbies are always gonna come and go. Some will stay longer than others, some will contribute, others will troll. It's the ****ing internet, so quit being a bunch of pussies about it
Side note: I'm not offended at all by the no gun talk/sales or whatever, but I will state as soon as all this gun ban **** blows over, it will return to barely being mentioned at all in the forums. JUST LIKE POLITICS AROUND THE ELECTIONS. Around the presidential election, there were tons of lengthy threads started directly related to politics. Elections over, and they all started to diminish......same trend will happen with gun related things. Only difference is the political posting wasn't polluting classified section, only general discussion.
Summary: Carry on, I will continue to ride with all the friends I've made here on Hardline just as I have since I've been on this site, "newbie" or not.