[idontlikespam]

so because i did some research on a subject before speaking about it makes me a troll? OK. all i did was point out some very basic facts - that Jones is a Republican defense lawyer. yeah, i'm new to this, so is there some "let's make random accusations against new people" policy that i should be aware of?

[Rocko]

so is there some "let's make random accusations against new people" policy that i should be aware of?

There isn't one, fortunately.

[Suzy Quzy]

How do you know that Jones is a Republican...you can't say for a fact....unless you are Stephen Jones.

[Don Carlos]

Your comment in post 83 "At least do some google searches - sheesh." set me off a bit. I don't like someone on his first set of posts giving me the sheesh crap, ok?

Apologies for calling you a troll, but you are still an argumentative newbie. ;~)

[altura]

Yes, there really is a bias against people who join one day and become really active on a thread that same day.

The reason for this is: they usually are trolls!

However, as you say, everyone has to join sometime; but if you want to be accepted, probably you should keep a low profile and make only non-controversial comments for a few weeks.

I learned this the hard way!