BF2S Forums The definition of "n00b."

What is a n00b?
It seems an elementary question to ask, but many people have mixed opinions of the word.

Quite honestly, I don't like it. In fact, I don't like any word that is spelled with numbers instead of letters, but I didn't invent the word, it exists, and I can cope with that.

Dictionary.com defines 'noob', (spelled with 'o's, not zeros,) as either Newbie, as is the common belief of the word, and most probably the origin, and the acronym, None of Our Business, (which I don't think is really relevent here.)

As I was writing this I went back to the BF2S homepage, and noted that Tetrino had started a similar post while I was in the middle of writing this one, (what are the chances?) I have noted that Tetrino has written on it, but his definitions, (n00b = annoying, newb = new,) although accurate, simply arn't in use with people always opting fer n00b, with either zeros or 'o's, but never 'Newb." Furthermore, as I had already pretty much fully written this, I wasn't keen to simply delete it, (I added this paragraph later.)

As mentioned before, the common belief is that a 'n00b' is someone who is new at a game, and thus inexperianced. This can be true, but has become slighty skewed. You have people in game saying that they are 'n00bs' so please be easy on them. People understand this as someone who is new, inexperianced, and needs a leg up, or a hand every now and then. I have been a babysitter to a few of my friends when they were new to the game.

However, the use of the word has become far wider. It has been added as a prefix to words, (such as 'tube',) yet now in this occurence, the word definatly does not describe someone who is new, but someone who uses a certain 'uncultured' weapon, much to the annoyance of others. Other examples have people shouting "N00B!" to the world after a team mate harms then in some way, (in a BF2 world, running over friendly mines, or punishing when a punish was not called for.) This does not really decribe the initial meaning of the word, as it does not describe someone who is new to a game, meerly someone who has acted foolishly.

On this very forum there have been complaints that 'n00b' is a term thrown around all too loosley. N00b-tube, TK punish-n00bs, tank-whore-n00bs etc. and some people who are actually new to the game find it offensive that the people who are new are made to feel bad because of the mistakes of people who are quite experianced at the game. Therefore, I suggest the following.

      1)     To describe a new person to a game, the word should have a suffix added to it so it is similar to the word it was origonally meant to replace, (Newbie,) e.g: n00by. Note: the use of zeros is still accepted as it seems in-keeping with current computer lingo. The word 'Newb' would also be acceptable.

      2)     The core word, n00b, no longer describes a new person, but it describes someone who has happened to annoy you. This has an added bonus of phasing out the use of insulting swear-words which get you kicked, (although I am against this practice, and only use swear words to add "oomph" to sentances, or to show frustration.) It will be more acceptible on such mediums as the BF2S forums, rather than in-game.

Furthermore, I would like to take the liberty of adding a solid dictionary definition of the word.