One of the great things about the yard is it's inclusiveness
You can have a million posts like Randy or a newbee with one post and everyone will show you respect

I was on a different forum that had a special sub-forum
The only way to read or post in that sub-forum was to reach a certain number of posts and then ask to join
It was a good idea that didn't work as eventually the "old guys" started to only post in the locked sub-forum and the open sub-forums suffered
I haven't posted there in years as it became sort of unfriendly to new people

I only bring this up as I like the idea of JYD perks, but I love the inclusiveness of this forum even more