User blog comment:Meighan/Introducing the Admin Support Team/@comment-3300998-20120119221048/@comment-4253512-20120120014116

The concept of noob actually is often used for idiot/stupid person, newbie is... well, a newbie. Some noobs are also newbies, but they're not the same thing. For me, I've learned it means stupid for the first time, so its always my first reaction to the word.