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In reply to the discussion: Hi. I'm new here. [View all]Squinch
(50,911 posts)85. Hi, Silver. Welcome. Just to put your experience in context, though,
DU is continually attacked by trolls who come with the sole purpose of disrupting here. You'll see it soon enough, and it will piss you off as much as it pisses the rest of us off. They go back to their conservative sites and gloat about the nonsense they pull here. So we are all wary.
It tends to be low count posters (though some are good at it and have lasted to become very high count posters) so you might be getting a little bit of a side-eye for a while. But I think as soon as you see a true troll in action, you will understand the caution around new people.
In the meantime, glad you are here.
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