Newbie

A newbie (also written noob or n00b, but meant in a derogatory way with these spellings) is someone who is new. While the term is widespread around the Internet at large, in the community of timed artistic challenges "newbie" has evolved to mean a first-time participant.
The Adopt a Newbie thread began at the NaNoWriMo forums in 2003 when Alethe, thinking they were making a newbie mistake, introduced the idea in the Off Topic forum. This idea turned out not to be a mistake, but a popular recurring thread in NaNoWriMos and Script Frenzies to come. Veterans who adopt newbies do anything from messaging newbies through the site messaging system to contacting newbies through other means, participate in word wars, and help the newbie with plot ideas.
The concept of adopting a newbie also existed at Script Frenzy. Because there was no forum for newbies there, the thread was posted wherever the poster thinks it is best suited. For example, the 2010 edition was posted in the Check-in Station forum.
=The Newbies forum=
The NaNoWriMo forum for newbies was created in 2004 and has remained since, with the exclamation mark removed in 2019. It main purposes serves as a newbie-friendly place for participants to introduce themselves, befriend other NaNoWriMo participants, ask questions, and find a veteran Wrimo who will adopt them (and for returning Wrimos to adopt newbies).
The Newbies forum is an All-Ages forum as of September 2019. The Newbies forum is in its own top-level category and contains no subforums.
== Forum Description ==
"A gentle way to start your NaNoWriMo experience. Come in and introduce yourself and your project. If you're a veteran, stop by and offer your oodles of encouragement. There's no such thing as a stupid question, or a stupid novel." (2004-present)
"A gentle way to start your NaNoWriMo experience. Come in and introduce yourself and your project. If you're a veteran, stop by and offer your encouragement. There's no such thing as a stupid question, or a stupid novel." (2015-September 2019)
"A gentle, all-ages friendly way to start your NaNoWriMo experience. Come in and introduce yourself and your project. If you’re a veteran, stop by and offer your encouragement. There’s no such thing as a stupid question, or a stupid novel. This is an all-ages forum. (September 2019-present)
==Popular Threads==
* Adopt a newbie (Sticky post)
* Adopt a mentor (Sticky post)
== Moderators == 
=== Current Moderators ===
* Dragonchilde (2008-present)
* The global moderators (September 2019-present)
== Former Moderators ==
* Magenta (2010)
* Cybele May (2005-2007)
* Atalanta (2007-2009)
* Welestra (2006)
* essbee (2010-2011)
* sontsunami (2011)
* Starling_Sinclair (2012)
* Tresa Cho (2013)
* Dave Beck (2014)
* LovelyLici (2013-September 2018)
* nymphadoraliz (2014-September 2018)
* shuriken7 (October 2018-September 2019)
* Rae Lyn Bardon (October 2018-September 2019)
==See Also==
* Tips for newbies, advice on surviving NaNoWriMo
==External Links==
* NaNoWriMo Newbies forum
* Adopt a Newbie Thread 2012
* Adopt a Newbie, Script Frenzy 2010
* Newbie introductions, Script Frenzy 2010
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