Myeke, for what its worth I agree with you. The overall attitude towards new folks is pretty arrogant on this forum, and I find it pretty off putting. The idea that many people hide behind the 'this is a tough industry so I can act like an assh*le if I want' is a pathetic, thinly veiled excuse to just act like a jerk. The truth is it takes just as much energy to be nice to someone as it does to come up with a creative way to tell him off.
At some point it became acceptable to be openly rude to someone when they posted something you didn't like, or broke a rule that they may not have even known they were breaking... and this mentalily has spread. It discourages others from posting and contributing to the forum and I'm convinced there has to be many others like me that don't need this forum but rather used to come here reading and sharing for enjoyment but don't frequent it as often because the bitter negativity and vitriol that is spewed is so overpowering. But yeah, I need thicker skin, blah blah blah.
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