[makobob]

Originally Posted by Bcrossb

I may be wrong, but having been around for 67 years, i think not. The terms so generously passed out , i.e. Noob, noobie, rookie, wanna be, not only demeans the person referred to, but low and behold, demeans the name caller as well. More appropriate descriptions might be, beginner, novice, student, inexperienced, or terms of that nature.
I think out job is to raise above this lowly behavior and welcome new persons to the sport. Not try to make them feel bad by way of making ones self feel more important. Just ask yourself, you were never new to the sport? Or perhaps someone abused you? That's likely the case.
Ask yourselves, who came first , the egg, the fish,or the fisherman?

A rose by any other name is still a rose.