We were all newbs once. We might poke fun at them sometimes, but we ALL KNOW what it was like to be a newb. Anyone with half-a-brain doesn't stay a newb for long.
Personally, I have a different definition for a NOOB and a NEWB. I consider them very different types of people. A newb is someone new, but learns quickly......I'd like to think I was a NEWB when I first got here, as well as most of you guys. A NOOB, on the other hand, is someone who seems to be incapable of learning. You have to tell them the same things over and over again. No matter how many times someone tries to explain something to them, they just don't understand, or refuse to learn. That is a NOOB. Sometimes, they are even considered trolls for their lack of comprehension.
So, a NEWB can grow into a productive member of the community, but a NOOB....well, they end up to be the useless ones who we try to tolerate until they finally go away or get banned.....or they end up making their mark in the EoF.
Sounds cold, but that's usually how it works out by what I've seen, in MOST cases.
Then we have the middle ground, the members. The majority, the average, the ones who know how to get what they want but aren't talented enough to create anything significant themselves. They pay attention and learn. They get the things they want through patience and study. They don't know how to program anything, but they know how to follow instructions. They rely on the "elite" to help and guide them. The bona-fide average member.
You are the bulk of GBAtemp. You are here to talk about the games you love. You are here to learn how to do the things you need to learn about so you can enjoy your games the best you can. You are the heart of this community. The greatest number of people registered here fall into this category.
Of course, that is not all-encompassing and there are "stars" who are neither NEWBS or NOOBS or just regular members. Similarly, there are members who THINK they are "stars" who ARE NOOBS, and they don't even care (or know) that they are looked upon in that way. But there are also the stars who are humble and don't see themselves for the remarkable people they really are. Stars are members who have made their mark in the community either by dumb-luck, persistence of attitude or one single thing (or minor compilations of things) they did that got popular and made them the stars they are.
Then there are the truly great ones. These are the people who create great homebrews, crack the ROM dumps so we can play them on our flashcarts, create the cheats we yearn for, give something meaningful to the community that we all can all be proud of. The ones who dump the games we play, the ones who infuse the release lists with new games. All of us are indebted to those few. They are the elite, the golden, the people we all wish we could be, the ones that make life interesting for the rest of us. Every once in a while, us regular members may touch into this group, but we never truly attain the "elite" status that the few achieve on a regular basis.
Needless to say, we are a very diverse group of people, here at GBAtemp. I have left out many variations, I'm sure. Things change everyday. It's just the evolution of life. I see the changes and I don't like it a lot of times, but that's how it goes with different generations of people in one forum. Every generation tends to hate the stuff that the next generation likes. It's the cycle of life. Change is constant, inevitable, unavoidable and irreversible. Previous generations will just HAVE to deal with it, whether we like it or not. Sometimes, us old farts will rant about the things that annoy us, we just can't help it.
I consider myself an unwitting star of sorts simply because I initially created the GBAtemp cheat dats and later became a mod. But really, I'm just a regular member who had a few decent ideas and implemented them and it made me gain a fair amount of popularity that I didn't actually want. There are a lot of you guys who have more potential than me, if you would just use the potential you have, you could achieve what I did in humility. I KNOW you guys are out there, I browse these forums everyday and can see it. A little effort goes a long way. many of you show MUCH unused potential.
Regardless, we are ALL gamers and that should be the main reason we are here, be it NEWB, NOOB, regular member, star or elite or even troll. We welcome the NEWBS, tolerate the NOOBS (as best we can), fraternize with the regulars, love or hate the stars, worship the ELITE and ban the trolls. That's just how it goes. It is life on the internet. The best we can do is try not to be a troll.
Nobody likes a troll.
We are GBAtemp! Our voice be heard!
Personally, I have a different definition for a NOOB and a NEWB. I consider them very different types of people. A newb is someone new, but learns quickly......I'd like to think I was a NEWB when I first got here, as well as most of you guys. A NOOB, on the other hand, is someone who seems to be incapable of learning. You have to tell them the same things over and over again. No matter how many times someone tries to explain something to them, they just don't understand, or refuse to learn. That is a NOOB. Sometimes, they are even considered trolls for their lack of comprehension.
So, a NEWB can grow into a productive member of the community, but a NOOB....well, they end up to be the useless ones who we try to tolerate until they finally go away or get banned.....or they end up making their mark in the EoF.
Sounds cold, but that's usually how it works out by what I've seen, in MOST cases.
Then we have the middle ground, the members. The majority, the average, the ones who know how to get what they want but aren't talented enough to create anything significant themselves. They pay attention and learn. They get the things they want through patience and study. They don't know how to program anything, but they know how to follow instructions. They rely on the "elite" to help and guide them. The bona-fide average member.
You are the bulk of GBAtemp. You are here to talk about the games you love. You are here to learn how to do the things you need to learn about so you can enjoy your games the best you can. You are the heart of this community. The greatest number of people registered here fall into this category.
Of course, that is not all-encompassing and there are "stars" who are neither NEWBS or NOOBS or just regular members. Similarly, there are members who THINK they are "stars" who ARE NOOBS, and they don't even care (or know) that they are looked upon in that way. But there are also the stars who are humble and don't see themselves for the remarkable people they really are. Stars are members who have made their mark in the community either by dumb-luck, persistence of attitude or one single thing (or minor compilations of things) they did that got popular and made them the stars they are.
Then there are the truly great ones. These are the people who create great homebrews, crack the ROM dumps so we can play them on our flashcarts, create the cheats we yearn for, give something meaningful to the community that we all can all be proud of. The ones who dump the games we play, the ones who infuse the release lists with new games. All of us are indebted to those few. They are the elite, the golden, the people we all wish we could be, the ones that make life interesting for the rest of us. Every once in a while, us regular members may touch into this group, but we never truly attain the "elite" status that the few achieve on a regular basis.
Needless to say, we are a very diverse group of people, here at GBAtemp. I have left out many variations, I'm sure. Things change everyday. It's just the evolution of life. I see the changes and I don't like it a lot of times, but that's how it goes with different generations of people in one forum. Every generation tends to hate the stuff that the next generation likes. It's the cycle of life. Change is constant, inevitable, unavoidable and irreversible. Previous generations will just HAVE to deal with it, whether we like it or not. Sometimes, us old farts will rant about the things that annoy us, we just can't help it.
I consider myself an unwitting star of sorts simply because I initially created the GBAtemp cheat dats and later became a mod. But really, I'm just a regular member who had a few decent ideas and implemented them and it made me gain a fair amount of popularity that I didn't actually want. There are a lot of you guys who have more potential than me, if you would just use the potential you have, you could achieve what I did in humility. I KNOW you guys are out there, I browse these forums everyday and can see it. A little effort goes a long way. many of you show MUCH unused potential.
Regardless, we are ALL gamers and that should be the main reason we are here, be it NEWB, NOOB, regular member, star or elite or even troll. We welcome the NEWBS, tolerate the NOOBS (as best we can), fraternize with the regulars, love or hate the stars, worship the ELITE and ban the trolls. That's just how it goes. It is life on the internet. The best we can do is try not to be a troll.
Nobody likes a troll.
We are GBAtemp! Our voice be heard!
