| I agree with you, Lost One, that is a lot of newbie unfriendliness, I don't think you chose a good example, though. For one, the post you quoted doesn't so much go against the forum rule, as for the most part, the people were expressing distaste with a figure of the religion, not the religion itself.
Anyway, BS said it nicely, a lot of the unfriendliness is on account of someone new making a bold first statement, and it is only worse if done in a heated debate, but the fact some members (I think almost all 'veterans' are included in this) react with the same tenacity, and expect the same from everyone, not just the regulars. What I mean by this, is that the comment is so out of place sometimes, that the people overreact, and snap, as though the comment should be made at the same calibre as the majority of the debate or discussion. This is just wrong. |