I've liked a number of posts in here but wanted to add my voice as well as a +1 for both "In-Character/RP" status and a "Mentor" status for those of us who are keen to help out new folks.

Both of these would serve to help drive community so I can't see any potential negative to this (and it would mean I could use more of my search info for character relevant stuff, not queues as to whether I'm IC or not!)