Some newbie posters aren’t familiar with the forum when they first get here. That’s why I’d rather challenge their beliefs and see the reaction before going postal and mentioning they are newbies right off the bat. If they’re up to no good, it will generally show soon enough.
If they’re up to no good, they’ll be outed. If they’re here to mingle and learn, we won’t have run them off without cause.
I’ve seen people mention a person is a newbie for just about no cause at all. I think that’s unfortunate when I see it take place.
We want new blood here.
Exactly, if it is obvious that a newbie is not a troll, we encourage members to help them along and give them a warm welcome. We are getting a lot of new sign ups and a whole new generation of FReepers thanks to FreeRepublic pages on sites like Facebook that other FReepers have made.
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