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15 Nov 2007, 5:37 pm

To suck while pretending to not suck.



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15 Nov 2007, 5:55 pm

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To suck while pretending to not suck.


You have a dirty mind. :?


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15 Nov 2007, 5:57 pm

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WrongPlanet's mission?

"These are the voyages of the website Wrongplanet. Its ongoing mission: to explore strange new people. To seek out new points of view, and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one else has ever bothered to go before!!"

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15 Nov 2007, 9:50 pm

DeaconBlues wrote:
WrongPlanet's mission?

"These are the voyages of the website Wrongplanet. Its ongoing mission: to explore strange new people. To seek out new points of view, and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one else has ever bothered to go before!!"

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16 Nov 2007, 3:37 am

To stand up against misunderstanding hypocrites? (like CAN and ZOMG?)

EDIT: Yeah I'm SOOO gonna get slammed for that one!
EDIT REPLY: She DID like me, or at least tolerate me, at the end. I could show you some evidence, if you want it.


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16 Nov 2007, 12:08 pm

KBABZ wrote:
To stand up against misunderstanding hypocrites? (like CAN and ZOMG?)

EDIT: Yeah I'm SOOO gonna get slammed for that one!


It's not so much that they are hypocrites, but that the former is paranoid, and the latter are n00bs (though the term noobs is quite an understatement from what I've seen...).
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But yeah, I would say that one of the goals of wrongplanet has to be to clear up misunderstandings about autism and to enlighten the great unwashed...


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17 Nov 2007, 12:15 am

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(though the term noobs is quite an understatement from what I've seen...).

Actually I don't understand what 'noobs' means, I guess that's an insult, but I don't know exactly the meaning.


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17 Nov 2007, 12:20 am

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(though the term noobs is quite an understatement from what I've seen...).

Actually I don't understand what 'noobs' means, I guess that's an insult, but I don't know exactly the meaning.


It is an abbreviated form of "newbie", or new member, new person, new player, rookie, etc.


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17 Nov 2007, 12:25 am

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To stand up against misunderstanding hypocrites? (like CAN and ZOMG?)

That was never WP's mission, to stand up against anyone I believe, it is a support community. Neither did zOMG originally.

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EDIT: Yeah I'm SOOO gonna get slammed for that one!

I guess so, but not here :P

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EDIT REPLY: She DID like me, or at least tolerate me, at the end. I could show you some evidence, if you want it.

That would be interesting.


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17 Nov 2007, 12:27 am

Quatermass wrote:
greenblue wrote:
RadiantAspie wrote:
(though the term noobs is quite an understatement from what I've seen...).

Actually I don't understand what 'noobs' means, I guess that's an insult, but I don't know exactly the meaning.


It is an abbreviated form of "newbie", or new member, new person, new player, rookie, etc.

Two different meanings actually (they're gaming terms). Let this adequately describe the differences:


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Mods are free to remove that so I can put a more adequate text description in it's place.


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17 Nov 2007, 12:42 am

well, I thought it was related to bullying somehow.


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17 Nov 2007, 12:52 am

KBABZ wrote:
Two different meanings actually (they're gaming terms). Let this adequately describe the differences


The terms can be applied to online behavior in general also, such as chatrooms, etc.

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The urban dictionary gives some pretty good definitions and distinctions between the two terms: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=noob

In a nutshell:

urbandictionary wrote:
II. Defining 'Noob'
Contrary to the belief of many, a noob/n00b and a newbie/newb are not the same thing. Newbs are those who are new to some task* and are very beginner at it, possibly a little overconfident about it, but they are willing to learn and fix their errors to move out of that stage. n00bs, on the other hand, know little and have no will to learn any more. They expect people to do the work for them and then expect to get praised about it, and make up a unique species of their own. It is the latter we will study in this guide so that the reader is prepared to encounter them in the wild if needed.

Noobs are often referred to as n00bs as a sign of disrespect toward them, and it's often hella funny, but I will refer to them as noobs during this reading.

* Usually the topic at hand on an internet forum.


It's the fourth definition I think gives a pretty accurate description in this context.


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17 Nov 2007, 1:03 am

KBABZ wrote:
Quatermass wrote:
greenblue wrote:
RadiantAspie wrote:
(though the term noobs is quite an understatement from what I've seen...).

Actually I don't understand what 'noobs' means, I guess that's an insult, but I don't know exactly the meaning.


It is an abbreviated form of "newbie", or new member, new person, new player, rookie, etc.

Two different meanings actually (they're gaming terms). Let this adequately describe the differences:


Image

Mods are free to remove that so I can put a more adequate text description in it's place.


Whoops. But the entymology of the word is derived from 'newbie'.

I'm leaving the comic there, though, it's funny. :lol:


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17 Nov 2007, 8:54 am

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... But the entymology of the word is derived from 'newbie'.

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Yep. The OED has "newbie" in use back in 1970, in the Vietnam. I'm fairly sure I recall it being in use on BBSes at about the same time. There was NO online gaming. I suspect that "n00b" came in as a fully-fledged insult, as in "n00b!" = "I'm clever(sic) and can speak leet. You're stupid an won't understand me"
I wonder if "noob" is in fact a term used by the newbies of that era, who were called "n00bs" but failed to notice the difference.


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17 Nov 2007, 6:49 pm

It's mission is for to make alex not seem like a big fat bowl of hot steamy meekrob.



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17 Nov 2007, 6:53 pm

ahayes wrote:
It's mission is for to make alex not seem like a big fat bowl of hot steamy meekrob.


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