Are We Welcoming Enough To New People?

FRED HALE SR. · 04-01-2014, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Do you guys have no clue what the origin of the word even is??

Urban Dictionary: noob

This was never meant to be some endearing term for people that are new somewhere. Maybe you guys don't see it that way here but in other communities it's definitely an insult and that's how I've always felt about it. When the word was first gaining popularity it was exclusively an insult in every context I had ever seen, but apparently here you're all just using it to refer to new people without any negative connotation for some reason.

Honestly this goes back to people being overly sensitive. I have never called anybody a noob, but I can't see anyone being offended by it in the least. I appreciate your plight for new posters and agree with a bit of what you said, but this is taking it to a new level.

**Goofle** · 04-01-2014, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Why are we focusing on this? I don't find it offensive or anything but it's a pretty insulting word and it's silly and I don't ever use it. This is not like some shocking thing about me or about any person that might have the same view.

Noobody else I have ever encountered has considered it to be insulting.

FRED HALE SR. · 04-01-2014, 02:58 PM

This has gotta be a joke.

YorkeDaddy · 04-01-2014, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

Honestly this goes back to people being overly sensitive. I have never called anybody a noob, but I can't see anyone being offended by it in the least. I appreciate your plight for new posters and agree with a bit of what you said, but this is taking it to a new level.

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

Noobody else I have ever encountered has considered it to be insulting.

First of all you're both being pretty ignorant and I'm not sure why.

You know how some things that are normal in the United States would be perceived as insulting in China or some other foreign country? Well, the word noob clearly isn't insulting here and everywhere else you two have been, but on the sites where my internet origins come from, like Gamefaqs and RPG Maker forums, the word noob was insulting and basically meant you were a complete idiot.

You guys are being kind of assholes for some reason which is unlike both of you. I get it, you guys don't have a problem with the word noob. Congratulations.

**Janszoon** · 04-01-2014, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Do you guys have no clue what the origin of the word even is??

Urban Dictionary: noob

This was never meant to be some endearing term for people that are new somewhere. Maybe you guys don't see it that way here but in other communities it's definitely an insult and that's how I've always felt about it. When the word was first gaining popularity it was exclusively an insult in every context I had ever seen, but apparently here you're all just using it to refer to new people without any negative connotation for some reason.

Well Urban Dictionary also defines Music Banter like this so it must be true:

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Easily the best music forum message board on the interwebz and home to one of the most awesome, brutal and merciless moderators of all time, right-track.

Great place to waste your life.
"Your taste in music is appalling, welcome to music banter!"

**Goofle** · 04-01-2014, 03:01 PM

"Noobody" - That was a genuine typo

FRED HALE SR. · 04-01-2014, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

First of all you're both being pretty ignorant and I'm not sure why.

You know how some things that are normal in the United States would be perceived as insulting in China or some other foreign country? Well, the word noob clearly isn't insulting here and everywhere else you two have been, but on the sites where my internet origins come from, like Gamefaqs and RPG Maker forums, the word noob was insulting and basically meant you were a complete idiot.

You guys are being kind of assholes for some reason which is unlike both of you. I get it, you guys don't have a problem with the word noob. Congratulations.

I assure i'm an ******* at least 60 percent of the time.

**Goofle** · 04-01-2014, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

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Easily the best music forum message board on the interwebz and home to one of the most awesome, brutal and merciless moderators of all time, right-track.

Great place to waste your life.
"Your taste in music is appalling, welcome to music banter!"

Seems like a welcoming place to me.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-01-2014, 03:05 PM

So that's now 'Trolling', 'Troll' and 'Noob' we're not allowed to say now.
Any others while we're all here?

**Janszoon** · 04-01-2014, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

So that's now 'Trolling', 'Troll' and 'Noob' we're not allowed to say now.
Any others while we're all here?

Anything relating to music.

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