When did you consider yourself no longer a newbie grower?

Stevo-o steve-o!!

Yeah, don't do that... that's as corrupt as the person entering... they can jsut make a new profile, post those same weeks nd be a "newb" again. on the other hand, you could be wrong and totally screw over an innocent person. the newb contest always has cheats.. .that's how things work around here. LOL this isn't a question but i'm going to answer anyway! first, that word is trash. I hated it when it got popular with online games and such in late 90s early 2000s. it's a silly word with little use. it's got way too much associated with it that it doesn't really correlate to reality well. there's always someone with more knowledge. Are you confident about handling any hiccups or issues? do you consistently grow plants well all the way till the end without the canopy burning out? Take care of necessary preventatitive measures relative to greatest risks in your region? if you don't come across bumps in the road that put the fear of god in you, you probably have a good handle on whatever it is you are doing. it doesn't matter what label is slapped on you. cause and effect is what matters and not popular terms that over-simplifiy things for the forrest gumps out there that make up the bulk of the population. LOL