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What are some of the rules about the Internet that were taught to you but are now completely ignored? (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 3 weeks ago by Decency8401@discuss.tchncs.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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For me, it was that the Internet never forgets and that you should never enter your real name. In my opinion, both of these rules are now completely ignored.

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[–] Didros 35 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

I learned as a kid playing star craft that there are noobs and newbs. Newbs are people new to a game who need help learning. And a noob is someone who has played for a while and refuses to learn and would rather troll.

[–] Overshoot2648@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Just made me realize the term is just a shortened form of newbie.

[–] targetx@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Damn noob ;-)

[–] pixelscript@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago

I've heard this one phrased: "Newbs deserve a helping hand. Noobs deserve a kicking."

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Hahaha I used to have a shirt from "Jinx" back when they were cool that said "I eat Nøøbs".

And "Play in your world. Get pwnd in mine."

Wouldn't be caught dead in those now. But haha it was amusing in ~2005.

It was a simpler time where a shirt that simply said "gamer" wouldn't get you socially sneered at.

[–] Zoop 5 points 3 weeks ago

Haha that reminds me of a shirt I had around '08/'09 that just said "Awesomesauce." I kind of miss the silly stuff like that and the shirts you mentioned. It really does seem like it was a simpler time :) Nowadays life is pwning me left and right!

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've never heard the terms were treated differently. A troll was just called a troll.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago

Hm, well, there are trolls and there are trawls

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How do you pronounce newb ?

[–] SinAdjetivos 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Likely contentious but my experience has been "newb" has a slight vocal raising to indicate light-heartedness, ie:

Noob: no͞ob Newb: nyo͞ob

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

cheers