Newbie--A 'newbie' is someone who has only recently begun to participate in some kind of activity. When we're born, we're all life newbies until we get experience under our belts (or diapers, whatever). You're a clueless newbie until you've got the hang of MUDding, basically. In RetroMUD terms, you're technically a newbie as long as you can enter Ares' Newbie War -- therefore, most people would agree that anyone under level 20 is a newbie. You don't get as much respect, but you have compensations, if you're powerful enough. One of the nice things about being a newbie is the amount of people who are there with you -- newbiedom may be lowly, but it's not exactly lonely. See also: HELP NEWBIE ADVANTAGES |