Technically yes but my point still stands.
(Just to clarify, so as not to scare you off @Dro Beloseren - when you gain the rank of Novice / Recruit, you lose access to the City forums but gain access to some new forums, where you spend your days studying and working hard and never plotting...
I wouldn't worry @Dro Beloseren, they let all kinds of riff-raff* into the City these days.
*I mean, yeah, I was later kicked out again but I was in there for a little while!