What comes after "newbie" ??

nancy g.

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Nov 22, 1996, 3:00:00 AM11/22/96

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This might be more appropriate for one of the computer groups, but
somehow it seemed like an English language question to me.

What does a person become once they are no longer a "newbie" on the
Internet? The word "newbie" has become a standard term and is well
understood by almost anyone who encounters it. We've all been newbies
ourselves at one time and know what it feels like. We can all recognize
the different types of newbie, from "clueless" to "you-don't-seem-like-a."

But what *is* the person who isn't a newbie any more? There ought to
be words to describe the various levels of knowledge we gain as we
explore and (hopefully) learn more about the different areas of Cyberspace.
In high school, we advance from freshman to sophomore to junior to
senior. In Cyberlife, there should be similar levels to indicate how much
you know and how much you still have left to learn. I know some newsgroups
have their own nicknames for people who've been there a long time, and I've
heard some people described as "veterans" or as "Netizens," but no word that's
anywhere near as universal as "newbie" is for the beginners.

Opinions, anyone? Are there such words that I'm just not aware of?
If not, shouldn't there be? What would you suggest?

Nancy G.
who might be ready to move up to the next step
if only I knew what it was ...

JC Dill

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Nov 22, 1996, 3:00:00 AM11/22/96

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On Fri, 22 Nov 1996 13:54:48 -0800, "nancy g." <nan...@tiac.net>
wrote:

>This might be more appropriate for one of the computer groups, but
>somehow it seemed like an English language question to me.
>
>What does a person become once they are no longer a "newbie" on the
>Internet? The word "newbie" has become a standard term and is well
>understood by almost anyone who encounters it. We've all been newbies
>ourselves at one time and know what it feels like. We can all recognize
>the different types of newbie, from "clueless" to "you-don't-seem-like-a."
>
>But what *is* the person who isn't a newbie any more? There ought to
>be words to describe the various levels of knowledge we gain as we
>explore and (hopefully) learn more about the different areas of Cyberspace.
>In high school, we advance from freshman to sophomore to junior to
>senior. In Cyberlife, there should be similar levels to indicate how much
>you know and how much you still have left to learn. I know some newsgroups
>have their own nicknames for people who've been there a long time, and I've
>heard some people described as "veterans" or as "Netizens," but no word that's
>anywhere near as universal as "newbie" is for the beginners.

in r.a.d. (rec.arts.dance) there are frequent notices of meetings at
regional dance conventions and competitions. usually we refer to
these meetings as "netter's meetings" so I guess newbies graduate to
netters...

jc

J B Youles

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Nov 23, 1996, 3:00:00 AM11/23/96

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nancy g. wrote:
>
> What does a person become once they are no longer a "newbie" on the
> Internet?

How about "fogie" ?

Just a thought...

--
John Youles
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"If the recent weather is a result of the greenhouse effect,
then someone must have taken out all the glass."
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Matthew P Wiener

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Nov 24, 1996, 3:00:00 AM11/24/96

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In article <329621...@tiac.net>, "nancy g." <nancyg@tiac writes:
>But what *is* the person who isn't a newbie any more?

boffie?
--
-Matthew P Wiener (wee...@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu)

Prof. Roman J.J. Ashburg

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Dec 2, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/2/96

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On Fri, 29 Nov 1996 18:12:48 +1300, freshf...@xtra.co.nz (Hawker)
wrote:

%> nancy g. wrote:
%> >
%> > What does a person become once they are no longer a "newbie" on the
%> > Internet?
%>
%Disenchanted?

Mmm... bored, I think.

Prof. Roman J.J. Ashburg

Peter Moylan

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Dec 5, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/5/96

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nancy g. (nan...@tiac.net) wrote:

>What does a person become once they are no longer a "newbie" on the

>Internet?

In a.u.e., the usual term is "old fart".

--
Peter Moylan pe...@ee.newcastle.edu.au
http://www.ee.newcastle.edu.au/users/staff/peter/Moylan.html

fl...@frontiernet.net

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Dec 5, 1996, 3:00:00 AM12/5/96

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Peter Moylan wrote:
>
> nancy g. (nan...@tiac.net) wrote:
>
> >What does a person become once they are no longer a "newbie" on the
> >Internet?
>
> In a.u.e., the usual term is "old fart".
>

That's odd - I thought it was "flamed".

Beth