Newbies
A lot of
newbies are generally new to the thing they are doing (usually just being on the
internet) not just rusty on it, and you can tell the difference. Complacency also has an unsightly hold on the
newbie intellect - they think that they can instantly get the hang of something new, no matter how complicated, and complain incessantly when they fail.
Take, for example,
me. I am most definitely a
newbie, and I am no good at it. I complained a lot and expected to be able to node perfectly the first time I tried, but had a well deserved run-in with
Klaproth.
Another aspect of newbie outlook is
naiveté, which many wallow in, like I did. They think that everything they say is relevant, interesting and useful.Thankfully
newbies are not like that forever - they get better, write more
insightful nodes, get better at
skiing or whatever they are trying to perfect. Hopefully the same will happen to me, as newbieism is not an easy habit to shake off - once in the rut you get used to it.
One of the most hated aspects of newbieism is their constant use of
1337 speak. This combination of
bad spelling, grammar and text-message talk is hard to decipher at first, and the joke wears thin quickly. I beseeche all user of
1337 speak to convert to the universal, easy-to-understand English language
A lot of people who are accused of being newbies are actually
lamers, except that people find it hard to define between
good luck and pure
beardiness.