Newbie What Does It Mean?

[mijan246]

Newbie is a term often used in this thread it begs the question.

# What is a newbie?

[Jai Dee]

Newbie is a term often used in this thread it begs the question.

# What is a newbie?

As in related to teaching?

As in related to Thailand?

As in related to ThaiVisa?

Or something else?

[Ijustwannateach]

Some one who is new, I'd always thought. If you've only joined a forum (or started reading it) recently, you're a newbie. Usually this means you also start posting, but there are those who join a forum and rarely post or only do so after a long period of time- these are lurkers.

Posters who post only for the sake of getting reactions or stirring up trouble are called trolls.

In this forum, there's a bit of a distinction between a FORUM newbie and a TEACHING newbie. I'd been teaching for years before joining this forum, so I was a forum newbie but not a teaching newbie. Now I'm not either of them.

"Steven"

[Tywais]

Newbie is a term often used in this thread it begs the question.

# What is a newbie?

As in related to teaching?

As in related to Thailand?

As in related to ThaiVisa?

Or something else?

I think this one, do I get a prize?

[WhiteShiva]

Newbie is a term often used in this thread it begs the question.

# What is a newbie?

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As in related to teaching?

As in related to Thailand?

As in related to ThaiVisa?

Or something else?

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Assuming the OP is not a native English speaker a newbie means someone who is "new" to something. In TV, you are a newbie until you have posteda certain number of times (50?) - unfortunately, the contents of your posts has nothing to do with your status - a post consisting of a single smilicon still counts as much as a well written and informative post. ......

Unless this was the case, most people would never get past the "newbie" stage.

[mijan246]

tywais sorry mate that distinction must go to WhiteShiva:

In TV, you are a newbie until you have posted a certain number of times (50?) - unfortunately, the contents of your posts has nothing to do with your status - a post consisting of a single smilicon still counts as much as a well written and informative post. ......

The seniority system is part of the forums make up - my point is we constantly read of a poster being labelled "newbie" which is written in the context of a putdown.

I agree with the first part of Ijustwannateach's response "Some one who is new, I'd always thought. If you've only joined a forum (or started reading it) recently, you're a newbie. But this does mean your input is not as important as the next persons.

Strongly disagree with the concept of :

there are those who join a forum and rarely post or only do so after a long period of time- these are lurkers. Once again my opinion only.

Members who enjoy reading and maybe offering the odd input are not Lurkers. they are members the same as we all are.

The following is surely not a TV distinction:

In this forum, there's a bit of a distinction between a FORUM newbie and a TEACHING newbie. I'd been teaching for years before joining this forum, so I was a forum newbie but not a teaching newbie. Now I'm not either of them.

Just an opinion no doubt supported by some other distinct members too.

[Jai Dee]

Just an opinion no doubt supported by some other distinct members too.

Farking classic!!!

Is it too early to nominate ThaiVisa's Quote of the Day?

[dereklev]

Just an opinion no doubt supported by some other distinct members too.

Farking classic!!!

Is it too early to nominate ThaiVisa's Quote of the Day?

It's one hour later and I second the motion! !

Farking classic!!!

[geronimo]

Newbie is a term often used in this thread it begs the question.

# What is a newbie?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

As in related to teaching?

As in related to Thailand?

As in related to ThaiVisa?

Or something else?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Assuming the OP is not a native English speaker a newbie means someone who is "new" to something. In TV, you are a newbie until you have posteda certain number of times (50?) - unfortunately, the contents of your posts has nothing to do with your status - a post consisting of a single smilicon still counts as much as a well written and informative post. ......

Unless this was the case, most people would never get past the "newbie" stage.

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WOW I must be doing well then cos this is my 46th post and I've been given the title "advanced member" How many do I have to make before I get "senior member"?

What is the highest title I wonder?

I've seen

"member"

"Advanced member"

"senior member"

"Bull powered member" (watch out for him!)

"Nov member"

"Platinum member"

"Cheeky member" (she's gorgeous)

I wonder if there are:

"sore members"

"big members" (I'm sure we'd all like to be in that group!!!)

"insignificant members" (The less said, the better)

"swollen members" (Possibly the largest member group!!)

"infected members" (they owe it to us all to be up front about it)

"Proud members" (perhaps they could integrate with swollen members)

"colossal members" (this could be the next stage up from big)

[Ice Maiden]

Newbie is a term often used in this thread it begs the question.

# What is a newbie?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

As in related to teaching?

As in related to Thailand?

As in related to ThaiVisa?

Or something else?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Assuming the OP is not a native English speaker a newbie means someone who is "new" to something. In TV, you are a newbie until you have posteda certain number of times (50?) - unfortunately, the contents of your posts has nothing to do with your status - a post consisting of a single smilicon still counts as much as a well written and informative post. ......

Unless this was the case, most people would never get past the "newbie" stage.

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WOW I must be doing well then cos this is my 46th post and I've been given the title "advanced member" How many do I have to make before I get "senior member"?

What is the highest title I wonder?

I've seen

"member"

"Advanced member"

"senior member"

"Bull powered member" (watch out for him!)

"Nov member"

"Platinum member"

"Cheeky member" (she's gorgeous)

I wonder if there are:

"sore members"

"big members" (I'm sure we'd all like to be in that group!!!)

"insignificant members" (The less said, the better)

"swollen members" (Possibly the largest member group!!)

"infected members" (they owe it to us all to be up front about it)

"Proud members" (perhaps they could integrate with swollen members)

"colossal members" (this could be the next stage up from big)

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You might want to check out this thread...

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=43126

[kenkannif]

If you have to ask....you most likely are one

[paulfr]

Newbie = Rookie

Please don't ask me what a .............

[Ijustwannateach]

It's common online forum usage to call someone who's new on a forum a "newbie." It's equally common usage to call someone who reads but rarely posts a "lurker." These are not perjorative terms- they are descriptions. Seems to me, Mijan, if you're going to object obsessively to normal online terms in every forum you enter, you're going to have a rocky posting life.

Some posters show by their posts early on that they know well enough to be respected, and other posters can see this quite quickly. Others never get their act together even after 10,000 posts. The smarter posters know that it's the content of the post that matters.

"Steven"