Runescape: The Noobs

The Rules to the game may state that a noob is the same as a new player, but nothing could be further from the truth. A Newbie is a new player, a noob is an insulting name given to those who annoy or are immature. There is no cookie cutter explanation for why there are so many noob characters on Runescape, but one could argue that there are indeed different types of noobs.

Begging noobs.
This type of noob is often found in banks, spamming "Please my account was just hacked", "Please I died and lost everything", "Please I was scammed", and "Please give me money". If someone is begging for items you should ignore them, you cannot report them for scamming. If you do give in to their demands, you will have to block them since they will not stop asking you to do things for them or give them things for free.

Scamming noobs.
There are many scams out there trade-scamming, password scamming and item scamming. You should always be aware of how much an item is worth and double-check your trades in the second screen to avoid becoming a victim of a scammer. There are also some scams you need to be aware of before you play.

Trimmed armor comes from treasure trails, which is a mini quest game on member's worlds. While it is possible to have trimmed armor to sell on a free to play world no one has the ability to take regular armor and "trim" it. The scammer will end up taking your armor leaving you with nothing to wear during your combat training. Most scammers will try to convince you other wise, you should report them and warn any player that is about to fall for the scam.

Free gem cutting can be a scam, you should never trade someone items with out something else in return. If the player does not offer up cut gems in the trade window for your uncut gems then it could be a scam. They could take your gems while you wait for them to cut and return them. Many people are aware of the scam and how to trade for cut for uncut gems correctly. Players do this for free because cutting the gems gives them crafting experience.