# A poster's join date doesn't invalidate/validate their position

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-posters-join-date-doesnt-invalidate-validate-their-position/683605>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 13, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-posters-join-date-doesnt-invalidate-validate-their-position/683605 "2014-03-13T12:48:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-posters-join-date-doesnt-invalidate-validate-their-position/683605/104 "2014-03-15T18:41:39Z")

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> [@stpauler](#):
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> Here’s a list of recent examples. And like I said, we can see that a lot of the responses are because the original posters are just jackasses. But the jackassery extends to experienced-join-date folks dismissing a newb just for being a newb as opposed to explaining why their point of view is bullshit.

You really need me to explain why I posted this:

> [@unacceptable: Ukraine nationalists in power call Chechen terrorists for help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unacceptable-ukraine-nationalists-in-power-call-chechen-terrorists-for-help/682822/6):
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> Join date March 2014. Yep, that’s what I figured it would be.

and explain to you that it’s not a meme of me being an oldfag dismissing the newb for being a newb? The thread in question was one of at least 3 threads started by newly joined members this month spouting pro-Russian propaganda about the Ukrainian situation that has been spammed to message boards across the internet.

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