Vent away, I don't blame you a bit. I'm a new quilter (just started in the spring) and I have so much to learn!!! I love that the classes at my LQS do the classifying. Both that I just signed up for were for the "Confident Beginner". I also enjoy the quilting magazines that classify their patterns. Some things look more difficult than they actually are and vice versa. It makes it much easier for me to choose projects when they're classified. Good luck with your newbies, maybe you shoudl explain "intermediate" to them :)