I've played recent games labeled as "noob" and none of them were noobs, I can tell you right now. I had 0 game but been playing actively before the latest purge. Someone even had 240 games. The game ended up a lot of fun since we were all approximately of the same strenght.
This thread clearly indicates there is an issue with stats. A lot of users are being impolitely treated, kicked without warning or message, no questions asked. Some are extremely rude and arrogant.
May I remind you this game is dying a slow death? The latest report indicated only 23% of people who bought the game ever tried to play online even once. Sometimes you could try hosting a game during the day and no one would join, for there are already to many games being hosted and not enough people to fill them. Outside peak hours this is common sight, it`s becoming increasingly difficult to find a game.
The OP wasn`t a stupid post and there`s a need to correct the general attitude or this game will be dead before the next year, played only by a few dozen people.