Thread: Newbie or Noobie

Originally Posted by Desdinova

most of us here are old enough to not really care about how correct our internet shorthand is...

THIS THREAD WAS STARTED IN FUN. AND, I REALLY DON'T CARE TOO MUCH HOW PEOPLE SPELL NEWBIE. BUT, TRUTHFULLY SPEAKING FROM THE HEART, IT DRIVES ME ABSOLUTELY BANANAS WHEN SOMEONE STILL TYPES EVERYTHING IN CAPS.

WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL MY SISTER-IN-LAW THAT IF SHE SENDS ME ONE MORE EMAIL ALL IN CAPS I AM GOING TO have to take it one more time I guess.

Originally Posted by LarryAndro

Very important topic here...

Newbie or noobie?

I've seen other spellings as well.

Can we allow this deplorable lack of consistency to continue?

Yes. We can allow it.

Dull razors.... no.

Originally Posted by LarryAndro

THIS THREAD WAS STARTED IN FUN. AND, I REALLY DON'T CARE TOO MUCH HOW PEOPLE SPELL NEWBIE. BUT, TRUTHFULLY SPEAKING FROM THE HEART, IT DRIVES ME ABSOLUTELY BANANAS WHEN SOMEONE STILL TYPES EVERYTHING IN CAPS.

WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL MY SISTER-IN-LAW THAT IF SHE SENDS ME ONE MORE EMAIL ALL IN CAPS I AM GOING TO have to take it one more time I guess.

understood.

my respoonse what also somewhat light-hearted in pointing out our collective age and how far removed we are from being on top of these things.

Cheers!

A newb is someone who's new.

A noob is someone who's new but is arrogant and thinks himself an expert.

There....problem solved since they're two different things.

It just depends on which school you went to!

i prefer the old l33t version, n00b

Isn't it 1337 ?

In my experience the original term was "Newb" For "New Beginner", which was a NON DEROGATORY term... It just meant someone who needed help with learning the ropes. Newb then turned to "Noob" since, when you're online trying to insult someone who is, in your mind, worse than you, it is easier and faster to hit a double "o" than to coordinate an "ew", which makes Noob the derogatory version of Newb. Both mean the same thing, the former just has a negative connotation.

At around the same time that "Newb" turned into an insult ("noob") on online games, it also took a similar shift on online forums, where people can take time to type. It turned into "Newbie" (Phonetically New Bee), again for New Beginner. Once again, Noobie became the more negative (connotatively) variation.

Also, along with the negative connotation, there was a more... Reasonable transition... In groups that don't aim to insult and denigrate, Newb and Newbie can be terms of endearment for a new guy who is polite and is going to receive help in the beginning, until he can stand on his own... Meanwhile, Noob and Noobie are similar beginners, But these beginners view themselves as above other beginners, and above the need for assistance... These are the guys with two or three months of experience who tell the 2-3 year old guys that, "Nuh uh, I didn't do it wrong! This Lynn guy just can't hone!!!1!!"

At least, that was my experience with it...

I need to stop living vicariously through the internet... My nerd is showing >.<

I like LX_Emergency's distinction between Newb and Noob. Seems to make sense. I personally use newbie but don't mind whatever. Though I suppose noobie (apart from being close to boobie) is also similar in spelling to nookie..

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

Isn't it 1337 ?

Its a made up language with many variants, could be either.

But i still stick with n00b