When I took my sabbatical to be ill, and then move to a completely different country, I didn't know if I'd be back, but starting from zero in the wallet, and jumping right back in the saddle, this did not take long at all. Granted I had some leftover "reach" for my posts and I make things besides words, like the streaming site HiveStreams.Live and the user tools at HiveStreams.net as well, but I am also following a cold-opening, brand new user on his journey to watch his brand new hive life unfold, and it won't take even the newest, most unknown human here to make it to minnow quickly, if they apply themselves to their craft and investigate the dusty corners of this place.
Im summary, to your comment itself, THANK YOU! :)