So I just ask what I'm sure is drop in the bucket of "old" YC questions... That is if I had been a memeber of this community longer, what would I know about it's community? What, if I were playing loosly with language are the perecents of "insiders", "stand-by-ers", and "outsiders". However you as a YC reader would rate yourself. (Specifically not looking for 'objectivity'.)<p>To simplify to (maybe) a more straight forward metric
I don't think there is an in or an out group here. Your comments are judged rationally and everyone has an equal chance of chiming in.<p>And if you mean to ask how one becomes a prominent contributor to the group, it's not a matter of how long you've been part of the community. If you submit interesting articles, and write good comments, people here will recognize that. I've been here for a year and have been more of an onlooker, yet there are those who joined much more recently than me who have made greater contributions.<p>Point is, I don't think there are any natural breaks in this community. People drift in and out of 'in,' 'out,' and 'lurk,' groups often that all the areas are blurred.