Posted on 12/14/2005 3:30:58 PM PST by offtherose
I'm Foxy Cleopatra...and I'm a WHOLE lotta woman.
Sorry, I just had to say that...I love Foxy.
Troll!
LOL, I was waiting for that :-)
I was hoping to call you a newbie but dang it,you got me by one month.
Anybody can type tough and act like a know-it-all behind a keyboard.
Don't let them get to you. Frankly, it's good to see someone young joining FR.
Welcome and enjoy your stay :)
You want to read conservatives arguing with each other? Find a post about smoking or cigarettes. We get pretty rowdy in there.
Welcome to FR.
Hey, welcome,welcome,welcome. I think that I joined in 1998, right when Mr. Clinton was doin Monica : )
offtherose, you are young, new, and nieve! It typically is not a good idea to come to FR on your first day and post something like you did. What did you expect? Get over it.
You went from joining to posting an opus in under a minute? I think that's a record.
FReepers, especially the old-timer,s are always suspicious of newcomers who don't just lurk for a while, post some comments on existing threads, etc. Instead you have broken two long standing rules.
1. You already posted an article, while still being green.
2. You now have also posted a vanity, which is highly frowned upon unless you are one of the "chosen ones"
I'm surprised all you were called is a troll. I lurked for months before I joined, learned some of the unwritten rules and protocols first. Had you done that, and eased your way in, you would have been fine.
Now, having said all that. Most people here are wonderful, and after here a while, you will become addicted. Be prepared to be called a newbie, a troll and be prepared to back up your opinions. If a FReeper smells vulnerability, look out. I have been called names, had my intelligence insulted, but have also met some great FRiends. You have to learn those who to avoid, and those who will help you. Just as many people will come to your defense as will give you a hard time, maybe more.
Stick with it. At 19, it's refreshing to have new blood to advance the conservative cause. Don't get discouraged on your first day, it's only the beginning and the first of many disagreements you will have around here. Stick to your guns, and you'll do just fine.
N00b!
;)
Toughen up.
Few people post articles on their first day, few people know all the html to use, few people challenge long held positions here on their first day....unless they are trolls.
Or do a title or a keyword search on "price gouging"
Well, we are nice...over here.
It is always better to hang out and check things out before posting, I have found. Best to join in on other threads first.
Can't imagine what went wrong, but the brave endure here, and have a lot of fun doing it!
Hang in!
Correct, and we don't. But here are a few tips, offtherose:
Have your post well thought through, make it timely and sussinct.
Be prepared to answer in a reasoned and researched manner.
Most of us are jerks, so grow a thick skin. Welcome and Merry Christmas.
And many others think the quality of the board is reflected in how many vanity threads get posted about nothing but our current emotional state. :~D How many other attention-seeking threads like yours do you see on the board? They aren't encouraged here.
Some of the nicest people in the world are here, and so are the second-biggest group of jerks :~D It's a fun place, just don't act like you own the place till you've been around a couple weeks or more :~D
Now.... Welcome to Free Republic.
Anyway, I dated a troll once.
No, a real Troll.
She lived under a bridge, but I didn't see anything wrong with that at the time...blinded by "love," I guess.
On second thought, maybe she was just a Wish-Nik.
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