This is probably the most commonly mentioned group in Gaia, and a few people are confused on what the term means. A n00b is not simply someone new to the site. Those people are generally known as newbies or simply newbs. A n00b is altogether more sinister.
Similarly to "cool" Gaians, n00b is a large umbrella. However, n00bs share several traits with one another. N00bs are quite possibly the most ignorant group of people in Gaia. They often type in leet-speak, and often refuse to stop when one good-naturedly informs them that they are making themselves out to be quite stupid. For reasons unknown, a great many of them actively pursue "cyber" sex, an altogether more boring version of the real thing. I have attempted to find out why "cyber" sex is so appealing to n00bs, however none answered my topic. Presumably they were too stupid to find it, or were afraid of getting called out.
N00bs are particularly easy to find. Just look for the Gaian who omits all periods, commas, quotation marks, etc. Basic grammar is far too confusing for their feeble minds. Grammar isn't the only part of language that eludes the n00b. Spelling is equally challenging, if not more so. Once you reach multi-syllabic words you have plumbed the depths of the n00b's tenuous grasp of their spoken language. They can easily be found in the topics involving "all girl" locations, where boys apparently are supposed to sneak in. There are several variations of this used for topics, but it is all basically the same in substance.
I could name all of the n00bs in Gaia, but honestly I don't have the time or the willpower. Besides, they are easy to find. N00bs, according to their names and the things they have said to me, are a pretty violent and nasty bunch. I might even be scared of them right now if I wasn't so sure the no n00b could read this far without their head exploding. In that I am fortunate, because there are enough of them that I might be overwhelmed.
Blud Alchemist · Mon Jul 10, 2006 @ 10:36pm · 0 Comments |