[King Kovifor]

If I was a user who didn't know a thing about coding / designing, I would take the word of someone who has released a template modification or code hack more seriously than a word of a member who hasn't released anything.

Not because members who don't release anything don't know anything. I would have know way to prove that these members actually have a little bit of knowledge on the subject. If someone writes a reply, they may very well know what they are talking about. But some members (not here) will reply to a coding question and not know what they are talking about.

And personally, I liked having (since it is now Advisor... Oh well) a "coder" title because my family doesn't always believe me when I say I do this stuff. So I go on and show them that I actually can do this stuff. I do not believe it is flawed, biased, or meant in any way to split "non coders" from "coders". It's just that simple.