I have had my share of newbies about muds and stuff. I don't find any of them that bad except for the ones that just like to spam. But still those newbs still don't get one thing in their head... their ISP is being tracked, admins can get all the info they need from the person connected lol
anyway the good newbies who clearly have a passion to do what they can to become "accepted" have to take tough initiations. knowledge is power, and to know that acting like a newbie can be a good thing.
I'm a total newbie

well no not really, I am only new to forums but i've been watching anime since... oh hell i can't remember... since I saw sailor moon. (probably when i was like 7) now I know you people are thinking... "ugh SAILOR MOON?! that is a butchered crappily dubbed piece of shit that was all about evolving the hentai business online!"
heh, you are right. But it was either watch people die and get killed by that tree thing and turn evil or watch a show that would give me nightmares for weeks. (sesame street, playschool that pathetic bookworm with the sharp teeth) But anyway, There is nothing wrong with an honest, wanting to learn newbie. Well there is ONE thing like... when they ask the same question a week later or they ask too many questions but then who's fault is that?
When I was a newbie, I was told to write stuff down and yeah it worked out for me. I've been flamed at by many people, especially those anti-newbie helper terrorists who bot their way to the top and then abuse the other people. Unfortunately, those newbie heters are newbies themselves and ended up being wiped out by the newbies I taught (teheheheh, got to love teaching the newbies all the right ways of maximising character performance

in other words teaching them how to chain spells up together or show them how summoning the undead could be a good thing)
either way, I have to thank SS5_Majin_Bebi for his help in forums, all you good people out there, you know who you are (i think) and the rest of you people who are learning and involving themselves in making this forum one of the greater aspects of life

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Newbies are great (the goods ones that is)