We didn't, you had to earn your spot. I was always a scrub and nobody really liked me but after getting all the classes, being pretty good at pvp, donating, and meeting new players/active on forums I was sort of accepted. (Right? idk..)
If everyone says you're the smart person, you'll automatically take the role of a smart person. So if people say we're dickheads, we'll remain dickheads xd
Why are we dickheads? I'm always friendly to new players when I meet them (I mean, I never meet any, but that doesn't matter right?)... If I was a new guy and met such lovely and astoundingly good-looking people as adam, I would be quite eager to stay...