Luigifan, I don't think you're a newbie, or that you should feel sorry if you were.
If one looks at the term "newbie", they can spot the word "new" therefore implying that one who is called a newbie is new, and nothing more. If this were true, then Luigifan would not be a newbie, for he has been here for almost two months, or something. The way people USE the word newbie isn't describing the fact that the person is new, but that the person using the word is being annoyed by the person who hasn't been around as long as them, possibly around shorter by a few days or week. Therefore, the word "newbie" isn't describing newness, but annoyance of a person that is less old. If the subject person is older, he is called annoying or another synonym. That is why "newbie" is a stupid word, and shouldn't be used. At least not that way.
LD, what solid evidence do you have that they're the same person. All I know is that their names and email addresses aren't the same.
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