Talk:Newbie

It is originally from "new boy," but from before MUDs. --Fyren 07:35, 31 October 2005 (EST)

Mr. Anonymous (62.254.0.54) reworded the article and made it sound a lot more negative than the original. I think this should be reverted. I don't see the term "Newbie" quite as negative as he does. Newbie is pretty neutral and means just that: Somebody who is new and inexperienced. The variations (newb, n00b, ...) are a bit of a different story. Those are usually used as an insult. --Tetris L 22:20, 1 November 2005 (EST)


 * Separate the two out into sections or articles, I suppose. --Fyren 22:54, 1 November 2005 (EST)
 * I agree: there is a distinction between a 'newbie' and a 'n00b' (sic). Being a newbie is something that cannot be avoided and isn't down to the behaviour of the player, it is simply a state of newness. I often ask for newbies in Ascalon when trying to give away some phat lewt ;). N00b, despite sharing the same etymological root, generally means someone who behaves as if they were a newbie, and refuses to learn from experience. It is used to insult people generally, also, irrespective of behaviour. Shandy 05:11, 8 December 2005 (UTC)