Believe me, I was on the receiving end of it back in 2006-2007. It is what it is.
I’ve been in and out here for much longer, but the “born on date” is a Scarlett letter.
It’s seemed to me that in the past that the suspicion given of newly-minted Freepers was in direct proportion of the quality of his or her posts. However, it was the quality of the argument that gained the respect of other Freepers, regardless of “seniority”.
Maybe that has changed around here, too.