Newbie

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The Newbie shield that goes in a new User Lookup.

A Newbie is a new player or beginner, to Neopets. The title is not Neopets exclusive, and is in wide use around the internet, particularly in internet gaming communities. Newbie is usually not a derogatory remark. Neopets, and some guilds, will provide a Newbie Pack to new users. New users will also sometimes introduce themselves in forums as a newbie.

There is no formal boundary between 'newbie' status and 'non-newbie' status, although the User Lookup shield stops saying 'newbie' three days after the account is created. Despite this, it is possible to remain a 'newbie' depending on the context, for example in the context of plots or games, players who have been playing for six years or more may be considered a "newbie" compared to newer players based on there experience in these specific instances.

Referring to an account whose actual age is longer than the age of your own account as a 'newbie' is generally seen as bad practice, regardless of whether the older account may still be classed as one. When newbie is used this way it is usually being used as a derogatory remark.

Derogatory Usage

Newb,Noob, n000b, and nub are all variants on the word "Newbie", and are mainly used as disparaging remarks. Even if the user is a newbie, the term is still derogatory because it implies a certain ineptness. Because of the continuing evolution of leet, new variants of newbie frequently pop up.

Spamming Newbs

A spamming newb is one who spams, by being consistently off topic or posting nonsense or defamatory content, usually on the Neoboards but also via Neomail. These are often noted for their extensive use Chatspeak or full leet. They are found on all boards but are highly concentrated on the newbie boards, as are all newbs.

Item Newbs

These newbs ask (often unsolicited) to borrow or have a rare Item, often one which is expensive or provides an avatar, for their own benefit without wishing to provide a service in return, or for a Neopet under the same circumstances. On the rare event that they do receive the item or Neopet they wish to have, they will usually refuse to return it and cease contact with the owner. They are found mostly on the Avatar, Battledome, and Help Neoboards, but are known to appear across the site and in Neomails.