yep these was from really old times,when MAU wasnt really much big.
also,about warring:when my pc get back ill be ful moderator from here,but ill be alot more ingame warring(solo warring),i know some things about some mods.
and yeah,belt dont mean skill,but you can check the win ratio: if it is about higher than 50%,then the person can be consider good ingame.
last times i was playing i was doing some dismembers at aikido,i can do some wars in a day.