What defines a newbie, a member and a senior member?

V!NCENT · 01-02-2008, 12:46 PM

What defines a newbie, a member and a senior member? Is it the distribution you use, the age of a forum member or the knowledge one possesses?

Just curious

jtshaw · 01-02-2008, 12:47 PM

The number of posts you have made.

weibullguy · 01-02-2008, 02:07 PM

If you haven't learned how to use a site's FAQ, you're a newbie --> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ain#faq_newbie

V!NCENT · 01-02-2008, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weibullguy

If you haven't learned how to use a site's FAQ, you're a newbie -->

And you are absolutely right about that

. I was searching for a FAQ on the forum itself I'm sorry

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XavierP · 01-02-2008, 03:00 PM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi.........-241206/
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...stions-466162/
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ember--594291/
and so on.

I have moved this thread to LQ Suggestions and Feedback, because that's where questions about the site go.

V!NCENT · 01-02-2008, 03:18 PM

@XavierP:
None of these threads are called FAQ. I was loocking for a sticky. I had better just search for it but I didn't. I am sorry.

archtoad6 · 01-03-2008, 06:34 AM

& beaten to death here too:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...newbie-552123/

V!NCENT · 01-03-2008, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by archtoad6

& beaten to death here too:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...newbie-552123/

I believe the message got through archtoad

archtoad6 · 01-03-2008, 08:44 AM

I assume from your smiley that you know I added that for information -- I found it an interesting thread -- & was not intending to "pile on". My apologies if it seemed otherwise.

wraithe · 01-03-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jtshaw

The number of posts you have made.

technicaly speaking, your right, but boy is it such a load of crock...

a newbie = upto so many posts( i think 50)
member = so many more(not sure but upto about 1000)
senior member = +1000
why cant lq change it to something else?...probably the reason being that it makes some feel important...

using the FAQ, i dont, so that makes me a newbie...roflmao

jiml8 · 01-03-2008, 10:09 AM

newbie - has a life so doesn't post much
member - lost his girlfriend so has more time to post
sr member - either has been here a looooonnng time, or more likely has no life and posts way too much
guru - has a life but wrote a script that posts for him.

colucix · 01-03-2008, 10:26 AM

This is my theory, too: more posts, too few girls in the neighborhood!

weibullguy · 01-03-2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jiml8

newbie - has a life so doesn't post much
member - lost his girlfriend so has more time to post
sr member - either has been here a looooonnng time, or more likely has no life and posts way too much
guru - has a life but wrote a script that posts for him.

newbie - married
member - married a little longer
sr member - still married after all these years
guru - divorced because you spent too much time posting on LQ.org

V!NCENT · 01-03-2008, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by archtoad6

I assume from your smiley that you know I added that for information -- I found it an interesting thread -- & was not intending to "pile on"[...]

Ok I am sorry archtoad6 I thought you were

wraithe · 01-23-2008, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiml8

newbie - has a life so doesn't post much
member - lost his girlfriend so has more time to post
sr member - either has been here a looooonnng time, or more likely has no life and posts way too much
guru - has a life but wrote a script that posts for him.

Why does a linux user have to have a girlfriend?

Most of my mates have boyfriends, except the ones that are gay....

but i do love the post, explains why i come and go here so much...