i will give this "newbie" the benefit of the doubt of being conservative until she posts something that indicates otherwise...then...ZOT.
As it should be. And that is what I ask. Show courtesy until a newbie proves deserving otherwise.
Many Old-Timers are so disrespectful, I can't imagine you saying the things you do to a person's face, so why say it on the internet. Is it any less rude?
Do you think the Newbies respect you for insulting them?
BE NICE and let us learn, share, and have the right to speak just as you do. If you don't like where they post or how they post, correct them. Everyone is capable of learning your Freeper etiquette, unless their only motive to be here to make trouble.
I think this is, essentially, the reason why many newbies get flamed. What have we learned thus far about our new friend beagle? Is beagle pro-life, pro-2A, pro-family? Does beagle believe in a free, unfettered, market driven economy?
Most importantly, does beagle know how to treat moose bites?