My friends talk to me about Newgrounds more than I mention it to them. One of my friends just recently got to level 10 (he doesn't post on the BBS) and another one of them I just had to let him know that getting the emails with the top 5 every day doesn't give him any points. He asked me if I was sure and I was like "oh yea, POSITIVE."
My girlfriend knows I'm a BBS moderator. My brother certainly knows and is himself a chat operator in the NG Chat.
I'd say that's a resounding no. I was just holding it over my buddy's head the other day that I reached level 16 when he had just hit 10.