Bless nation recommendation, please

[ebenweb]

Originally Posted by Sombre

I actually find this offensive. Please edit it out of your post, or change it to 'newbie'.

Unless you really expect us to believe you are oblivious to the difference between the two terms?

Yep, oblivious. I think I saw a sticky on it--I'll go read up.

[ebenweb]

Originally Posted by ebenweb

Yep, oblivious. I think I saw a sticky on it--I'll go read up.

So I found a pretty lengthy thread here debating this topic. My experience of "NOOB" (at work, mostly) is as a slightly derogatory term for someone who doesn't know what they're doing and new to a particular field or endeavour, mostly related to IT.

To be frank, I find it pretty funny that this should be so hotly debated or found offensive by anyone. This is the Internet, after all.

I won't be editing my original post, mainly because I refer to myself as a NOOB, not anyone else. It's humour, and self-deprecating.

[Gregstrom]

Originally Posted by ebenweb

So I found a pretty lengthy thread here debating this topic. My experience of "NOOB" (at work, mostly) is as a slightly derogatory term for someone who doesn't know what they're doing and new to a particular field or endeavour, mostly related to IT.

To be frank, I find it pretty funny that this should be so hotly debated or found offensive by anyone. This is the Internet, after all.

Did you accidentally type 'funny' instead of 'normal', perhaps?