Yes, you are. When did you join, last week? That makes you a newbie, and you will be a newbie for at least a month from now. If you post a lot and bring a new "color" to our community's spectrum, you'll become a well-established member. If you just disappear and do nothing, no one will know you, and everyone will treat you like a newbie.
It's nothing personal, it's the way everything works. Be memorable, or be forgotten.