Really, xHamster?

I just want to get this out there. I've been on this site for nearly 10 years. Why in the name of Sam Hill am I still a newbie? What significance can this appellation even have at this point? I've got messages in my inbox going back to 2014. In what way am I new to anything on this site?

C'mon, xHamster. We must have something else we call people that have been here more than a couple years but aren't verified accounts. For those posting below, I am aware that it's commenting that raises a user's rank on the site. What a perfectly arbitrary thing to measure. I think there should be more than one way to earn a reputation here, having dozens if not hundreds of chats on here, for example.