Is the ELO ranking a better gauge of player abilities?

[bluehand]

I didn't even know what ELO ranking meant until a couple months ago. I always challenged based on who had posted a challenge and on who sounded battle smart in their posts. Noobs who sound like they just figured out how the game worked I stayed away from.

and until recently I thought clickies meant they had a good rep as a good opponent and reliable player. little did I know they were free...