Adopt a newbie program! FF14 edition!!

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Newbies probably don't feel comfortable posting on a forum. Or even know there's a forum to begin with.

Not calling them newbies might be a start.

I mean, I know OP doesn't mean it negatively but it is generally a negative term.

No, you're thinking of n00b, which is the insulting version. Newbies is the more general term for someone who is new and is usually not an insult.

Not really going to argue about this, but in no way has the word ever been used as a positive one. n00b, newb etc are just variants of the same thing, because the internet loves shortening everything. If you're trying to tell me that "newbie" doesn't sound worse than "new player" you're only lying to yourself.