To become a non-noob, you gotta stop asking that particular question 🙄
Find a forte, get yourself known for reasons other than b!tching and OTF nonsense.......
It's not really down to the length of time you've been here, take lil bitchiness for example, she joined at the same time as me and she's now a Mod for the Artwork Forum, prime example of shedding her newbie status. She's found her forte ✅