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Old 09-24-2006, 04:04 PM   #21
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Re: You Define Newbie

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This is one I have issue with, and I am sure others will disagree...but I do not like to research old threads just because someone says we been over that before, and I do not mind topics coming back up because, IMO, new members lend more information, and the gist of the topic can change...we may learn something new..and I feel it has more class then just telling a newbie "we been there before dummy, go search for it". If you really don't want to plow the same field again, just ingnore the thread and let the new guys work on it.

I think a newbie is only in relation to new on the site. Nothing more or less...not the post count...just since they registered....I see a lot of members who may not have 30 posts but they have been here 2 years or more.
I'll 2nd that notion.

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Old 09-24-2006, 04:25 PM   #22
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Re: You Define Newbie

What if a seasoned veteran contractor who has 30 years of experience in his trade, joins this forum? He contributes volumes of informative advice within 50 posts. Will he be considered a newbie?
I don't think so...
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Old 09-24-2006, 05:35 PM   #23
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Re: You Define Newbie

I like the one about contributing info instead of asking for it. Although I have been on "boards" since the mid ninties, and have tens of thousands of posts in total across them, each board you join has a particular status known as "newbie". Maybe it has something to do with having posted enough that in the obtuse medium known as "the internet", the particpants will have a feel for what you mean without you having to write 10 paragraphs to explain it.
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Old 09-24-2006, 07:02 PM   #24
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Re: You Define Newbie

I have supported myself and family in the construction feild for over 30 years.With much hesitation I learned how to turn a computer on about 4 months ago.I enjoy yalls site eventhough some of my wonderful simple ideas have been laughed at.I am thinking about entering a new feild.Stand up comic.I can take the truth.Am I a newbie
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Old 09-24-2006, 10:37 PM   #25
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Hello. My name is jbfan and I am a F N G!
Thank you!
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Old 09-24-2006, 11:23 PM   #26
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My dilemma is this. If I answer a newbies question with a truly brilliant reply will I be branded as a frickin know it all. Cause lets face it...I'm seldom wrong, and often brilliant.
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Old 09-25-2006, 12:06 AM   #27
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Re: You Define Newbie

Newbie -

Anyone who asks you to research and price their bids for them:
"How much for a deck, 14x20, 4x4 posts, 2x2s on 2x4s, etc, etc?"
"How much do you guys charge for xyz?

Anyone who doesn't get that sales reps are not welcome here:
"I just love working with Tiger Claws, my brother's sister's grandma can build decks in her sleep using the TC-13h8 whatever..."

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Old 09-25-2006, 12:52 AM   #28
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Cause lets face it...I'm seldom wrong, and often brilliant.
I am cursed with the same problem.

Oh, by the way, welcome aboard, FNG, newbie.
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Old 09-25-2006, 08:55 PM   #29
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Newbie -

Anyone who asks you to research and price their bids for them:
"How much for a deck, 14x20, 4x4 posts, 2x2s on 2x4s, etc, etc?"
"How much do you guys charge for xyz?


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YES! I think you hit the nail on the head. Although if you look at my first few posts I think I had a few of those questions...

EDIT: What does FNG mean?
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Old 09-25-2006, 10:18 PM   #30
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FNG = frickin ( you know the other word!) new guy, term I heard applied to new troops in Vietnam, still used when I was in the Army many years later.
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Your not a newbie anymore when you can take Peladu's comments with a grain of salt
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