B, C, D and E

what's the Hispania? :p

Dude, that was stupid
Where did the word n00b come from anyway?

dunno but they taste good

It is better to aim for the stars and hit the tops of the trees than to aim for nothing and hit it dead on.

N00b comes from a classic darwin-like evolution of the newbie, here is a step by step playback of the evolution of the newbie.

First we had the Newbie, but he was hard to pronounce and far too long to type, so once the Newb came on the scene, the Newbie quickly died out. The Newb was much easier to type and pronounce and flourished but he was difficult to spell. This brought rise to the Noob, a powerful creature the Noob was, easy to pronounce, type and spell. But the Noob was laking something, he was not quite l33t enough to survive. Here arose the N00b, the most powerful and feared version of the newbie, easy to pronouce, spell, type and with a hint of l33t that made him more annoying than can be possibly imagined.

But to the real question at hand. A N00b souldn't really be defined, they should only be led on the right path to enlightenment, so that we may shape thier idiocy into elligible and sensible posts that have meaning and purpose.

Seriously though, I don't like labelling people as N00bs, it's insulting to new people who just want to hang out and voice thier opinions. Sure they don't get as much respect and I quite happily kick around the really annoying ones, but it is rude and stupid to discount someones opinions just because they don't post in every thread or ask a question that has been asked before.

But if you had to ask me what I thought a true N00b would be, it would be the arrogant pig who has a total of 10 posts with 50% of those posts insulting other members. Or someone who goes out of their way to wreak havoc on the forums, spamming thier butts off and so forth. They usually don't last much longer than 10 posts here anyway.

/end rant

Edited by - Mustang on 16-12-2003 12:21:59

whats l33t?

if you dont know, you aint...simple as


"American Girls all weather and noise"

In my opinion a N00b is bad and Newby is good
A n)0b is a crappy anoying peron who doesn't care what the hell he does and what others think of him, basically an arrogant bastard. I wont call anyone a n00b until he realy is.

A newby is a gentle, unexperianced forum visitor who asks normal, although frequently asked questions in a polite way and answeres in a similar polite way. I do call some new kids a Newby but only to tease them a little, not to flame, rant or insult.

So they're two different persons imho.

Edit: Damn spelling.

Daft Vader - I am your father.
sS - Noooooooo! I demand a DNA-test.
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It's better to chase a rabbit then to catch a hare...

In answer to your question, all of the above! . Actually, I think that anyone who is a newcomer to the TLR boards is a "n00b". This is because, by definition, the individual in question IS a newcomer.

Esquilax

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The above post is true, and by true I mean "false". It's comprised of lies, but they are entertaining lies and in the end, isn't that the real truth? The answer is "no".

esquilax, That is not true
and I agree with Nickless's statement.
sorry to bring this up but jessy (Aka Lord of....) and Newborndevil were n00bs

I do not know any newbies but I do know that they are around here,
and they have no definate rank, thats just a load of BS
but anyways, as for the internet and such, I still consider myself a newbie

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All of then aside from A, F, and H

Life: No one gets out alive.

No clasification necessary. A n00b is a state of mind, or action rather. Nobody ever qualifies as a n00b but rather a "newbie", the less derogative form, unless they are acting n00bish.

So, by that token, any one of us could/can be n00bs from time to time... even if we've been here a while. All we have to do is make a "strange sound" thread

Wow. This is..um...enlightening? The history of the poor and oppressed newbies. They're like the serfs of our grand empire that is TLR. Me? I judge a newbie by their attitude. If they act like a newbie, bingo, they're a newbie. And by that I mean, acting like a stupid, foolish, arrogant..um..person. There ya have it.

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And yet again, it all comes down to opinion (and I'm right j/k)

Edit: Damn spelling.

Daft Vader - I am your father.
sS - Noooooooo! I demand a DNA-test.
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It's better to chase a rabbit then to catch a hare...