as you wish to be!! Some of the contests that are run on The Chip Board let you know what the person running the contest considers a newbie for that particular contest. Case in point: the contest currently being run by "Mr. SplashBar", Brian Cashman.

With regards to chipping / collecting, someone that recently joined the may be a long-time collector & have a wealth of knowledge, so that really doesn't qualify as a collecting "newbie"...no hardfast written rules here, Judy.

Steve B