"I agree with Little Hawk that what she interprets as intimidation is annoyance and very mild annoyance at that."

Exact quote there, Ebbie. I wouldn't say I quoted you out of context at all. You and Little Hawk were jumping on the bandwagon, pissing on the newbie, IMO, by chastising her "not for what she said, but the way she said it".

That is actually Mudcat code for politely dissing a person whose views you find threatening, by attacking them and their mode of expression personally. It's done here all the time, and yes, you are one of the sinners in this regard.