The Common "Noob"

[ex8404]

Davy, I think your definitions are fine as long as we only look at "noob" as an insult.

I know that it seems obvious to assume that noob is always insulting but it wasn't always. Remember when it was spelled "newb" because it was short for "newbie"? Being a newb is not a crime. It really isn't a value judgment at all. It is just a way to describe someone who is new to some computer related activity. In this case, online gaming.

I will freely admit to being a newb when I first found POF. I made some mistakes and got a more than a few posts edited by the Moderating team here. When I first started playing POTCO, I honestly didn't know you could sink the EITC ships. These examples might be "Newbish" but they aren't "Noobish".

In my opinion, what separates a "newb" from a "noob" is a will to learn.

Originally Posted by Red Nations

As to debating with the immature ones, if they cannot respond to a logical statement then I have better things to do with my time than get into a contest of hurling insults back and forth with someone on the internet. BTW I'm a former USMC Gunnery Sergeant and I can come up with some rather colorful insults, I doubt that Disney would approve of them.

I would say that this is the best advice anyone can give. I would even suggest extending it to the real world. And Gunny? As a former green side Corpsman, I think that even though I miss those colorful insults sometimes, you're probably right about Disney's reaction.

Anyway, spell it however you want. The problem is that "noob" is now an insult and should really be ignored or left out of this game in particular. Too many youngsters. If you are in your teens, or older, and you're calling a 9 year-old a noob, that just makes you a bully.