A newbie just means someone who's new here. ;) It's only the term 'n00b' that has some negative connections here.
So I guess that would make you a newbie, but not a n00b. xD Welcome to Mene. Hope you'll have a good time here.
Do you need any help getting used to the site? If so, feel free to ask me.
And yes, I agree. That emoticon is funny. :)