The problem with most noobs I encountered so far is that they don't understand until you hit them with a brick.
If you think I'm acting too harshly - well, feel free to ask Kosta to make you a moderator of the same forums I currently take care of. I'll be more then happy to be able to take a short break from watching that area.
Maybe several months of having to reply to an average of four noobs per day will make you understand. That coupled with removing posts from those far-less-then-polite ones at a similar rate.
As far as you might think I do nothing but flame noobs, it would be wise
to check it via making a search - which gives a somewhat different result. Or better through
all the posts I made so far.
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There is quite a few people who seem to think that this is some exclusive club and that if you're not a "vip" it gives them the right to be jerks to you.[/b]
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Being a VIP does not give anyone the right to be a jerk.
Similarily, being a newbie does not make anyone a noob - except many of them seem to be quite bent on it.
And if you ask - the difference between newbie and noob is like that: newbie is polite and wants to improve, while noob is simply blunt and ignorant - often also quite rude.
While the line seems to be quite fine, there is some difference between how do they act on the forums. The following two situations present reactions of three types of new users - proper newbie, usual noob and 1337 N00B.
Situation 1, new user downloads the game and is unable to run it:
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Hi, guys. Heard this game was good, so I just downloaded it. But somehow, it doesn't run on my computer. Am I missing something?[/b]
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gmae doesnt work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/b]
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GAME NO WORK!!!!! THIS STIE SUXX0RZ!!!!!!!
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Situation 2, new user wants to download the game and finds it ESA-protected:
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Hi, I wanted to download this game from your site... but it seems I cannot. What does this "ESA" thing mean, and why is it in the place of download button?
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hy no downlload ???????? were can u downdload teh game???????[/b]
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WTF IS ESA!??!?!?!?!?!?!? GIMME DWNLOAD!!!!!!! NOWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm certain you see the difference between each of these example posts, and can predict what sort of replies each of them will attract. When one asks politely, the answers are going to be polite as well. When he shows rude ignorance, he will most likely be referred to "read the FAQS" or receive a similar "been asked before, stop wasting our time" kind of response. When he's rude on the top of that, the replies are going to be filled with torches and pitchforks.