No, that's actually not it entirel, Snoop. It's mostly to do with this current anti-new member phase.
Face it, half of those "noob" show up and don't even post again. Why is it anything to get amped about? Just let people join.
If it's idiots you have a problem with, I will gladly tour you around each and every part of this site and pick out some veterans who couldn't tell sh*t from clay if it slit their stupid throats. Join date means jack.
-AC