Posted on 10/26/2009 4:32:01 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
Bump
Good idea. We need to build our team!
Okay, now are you one of the new Admins?
Good idea. I would be happy to offer myself as a welcome wagon person. I don’t tend to clobber people before I have an understanding of their point of view and we may find some interesting people who have small blogs that they are wanting to share more than “pimp”.
I’m not much of a clobberer in general.
I commend you on you use of paragraphs. It makes reading what you easy to understand. I can’t remember any threads with out paragraphs that made since.
I probably should have been nicer to that guy who was a gay furry fox on Second Life.
I’m not a newbie, but I’m still learning things on here,
so I’m in favor of talking and maybe changing some minds
with the facts. Of course, shaming them outa unrealistic
notions can’t hurt.
(Sound of ZOT cannon charging in background...)
Oh, well, OK, if yer gonna put it like that. I'll be nice. BTT.
Good advice, and what separates us from the leftists.
I definitely agree that we should give all new members the benefit of the doubt.
I think the biggest mistake newbies make is that they have a “mr. know it all” attitude.
Some also like to post vanities where they are lecturing people.
If the new ones could add some humility to their first posts, it would go a long long way to solving the “hostility” problem.
I’d say to look beyond the language to the intent. I’ve seen too much flaming at new posters who have a different slant on thing.
Freepers are looking for the best answers. I’ve been able to change an initial opinion based on the introduction of new facts. Let’s give the universe of those who join here a fair trial and try for the best observations among us.
Actually, my 32-year old son (long hair and beard not-with-standing) has reinforced by pride that I raised a good kid when he said “The Congress in killing us” and then went on to vent about the crowd that Obama has put around him.
ROFL!!!
I think it is a great idea. I came on here in 1999 and was welcomed by some Freepers who taught me how to post. Deport was always helping me when I coded something wrong to find out what I did wrong.
You want to feel lonely be supporting George W Bush when I came on here in early 1999. Not too much support then. :)
Think a lot of people are concerned about trolls including me but if they turn out to be a troll can we take them out after killing them with kindness?
Seriously, I agree we need to be more welcoming, and I am talking to myself as well. First tendency if someone is new and posts info that is really dumb they are a troll, but that might not be the case. Will start giving people the benefit of the doubt.
I am in for giving new people a chance and will welcome them on board! Caveat if they tout Obama, all bets are off.
I think you should have to be here for at least six months or a year before you can post a vanity. Newbies tend to do more vanities then a lot of us.
New policy would be nice.
I’d love to be part of the Welcome Wagon. ;)
I only got bothered once when I was a newbie, so then I stepped back and did more reading than posting.
Maybe you need some type of way to alert people that someone is a new user, like a little avatar or something else distinguishing fortheir first 30 days?
Is this another "Newt" post?
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