[Barry the Sprout]

I think Regin is right - people just have friends or contacts already. It isn't exactly Newbie bashing that I have encountered as much but more Newbie-ignoring. And this is mostly because people already have friends on a forum. Also some new people take a while to get used to what is acceptable, so some of them come across as trolling when that is not their intention. My brother had a real problem when he came on this forum and he left shortly after he got registered. You just learn what kind of a place this is after a while, it doesn't happen immediately and that can often cause tension.