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A n00b is [[leetspeek]] for "noob" that comes from the word "newbie" or "newcomer".
 
A n00b is [[leetspeek]] for "noob" that comes from the word "newbie" or "newcomer".
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The n00b is a newbie, but unlike the [[Normie]], fails the test of [[Forum Introduction]], possibly due to low quality posts, bad English, boasting, being a [[Forum Arsonist]], bumping threads, not listening to advice, creating pointless threads, creating tournaments when you are very new to the forum, lacking common sense/social skills, or really horrible bot building skill or any mixture of these. Basically just being annoying/obnoxious without contributing anything interesting. Also often a [[Forum Arsonist]], [[Vet Whacker]] or [[Drama Queen]], though not all forum arsonists/drama queens are noobs.
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The n00b is a newbie, but unlike the [[Normie]], they are not well-liked on the forum, possibly due to low quality posts, bad English, boasting, being a [[Forum Arsonist]], bumping threads, not listening to advice, creating pointless threads, creating tournaments when you are very new to the forum, lacking common sense/social skills, or really horrible bot building skill or any mixture of these. Basically just being annoying/obnoxious without contributing anything interesting. Also sometimes a [[Forum Arsonist]], [[Vet Whacker]] or [[Drama Queen]], though not all forum arsonists/drama queens are n00bs.
    
A person can stay a n00b for a very long time (sometimes called perman00bs), or can hopefully evolve into a Normie.
 
A person can stay a n00b for a very long time (sometimes called perman00bs), or can hopefully evolve into a Normie.
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Contrarly to [[newb]], n00b is an offensive term/insult.
 
Contrarly to [[newb]], n00b is an offensive term/insult.
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It is told that you can kill n00bs most effectively through [[flaming]]. Well known n00bs are [[Sparkey98]],[[avalanche]] and [[GarvinTheGreat]].
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It is told that you can kill n00bs most effectively through [[n00b whacker|n00b whacking]]. The two n00bs at the moment are [[Avalanche]] and [[GarvinTheGreat]].
 
Often the target of [[n00b whacking]].
 
Often the target of [[n00b whacking]].
    
[[Category:Forums Terminology]]
 
[[Category:Forums Terminology]]
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