DD Farms wrote:
>> . . .. I see uber used as a kind of superlative on the net, but have 
>> no idea how mainstream it has become. A common sighting in the wild 
>> is "uber noob". This is mostly confined to the gaming community. This 
>> sense seems more like "super" than "excessively".
>
> DD: Does it stand for a very new novice, or a slightly older one?
>
According to the Urban Dictionary, it is the highly skilled novice who 
shadows skilled gamers and mimics them, quickly learning the game play.

Mark

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