Thread: Newbie or Noobie

The evolution of the words and spellings makes sense. The downside is that hundreds of SRP members have now been simultaneously offended. Of course, since I have always been referred to as a newbie, I'm in the clear.

(I might be back. Searching forum archives for 'LarryAndro' and 'noobie'.)

In his 1992 seminal work, "Zen and the Art of the Internet" Brendan P. Kehoe spells it "newbie." That was the spelling that developed among scientists and academicians long before the U.S. military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency turned the budding Internet over to private industry for further development.

Kehoe's book is available for free download at Zen and the Art of the Internet by Brendan P. Kehoe - Project Gutenberg

In another thread it was pointed out that what we here call "barber's notches" was referred to in very old razor catalogs as "hollow points." Do we uproot current tradition for the sake of political correctness? I say NAY! Embrace colloquialism!

Newbie, noob, n00b, newb -- it's all temporary!
Namaste,
Morty -_-

I just want to interject 'doobie' into the conversation. Quit that 25 years ago but it rhymes and came to mind.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I just want to interject 'doobie' into the conversation. Quit that 25 years ago but it rhymes and came to mind.

I'm a noob that likes to doob and then watch boob on the toob with a little loob



Is that better?

I prefer nudies.