His original post was initially met primarily with a positive response, including offers to help him get more comfortable with the game.
Buzz, Ra, Moose, Rocket, Apar, Furious, Wutz all were positive, I think.
Raub, Fish and Dago gave him a curt "cya" only but certainly that's no big insult.
Animal laughed at FDSS's statement about WW2OL. No personal attack there either.
The thread did go sour after a while, but it didn't start out that way.
You get one chance to make a first impression. His first post, his responses in that thread made an impression that, IMO, has been confirmed in his other posts/threads.
Yes, some guys battered him about the head and shoulders in the first thread. Pretty much has happened to every single one of us, hasn't it?
It's how you respond to that provocation that counts, isn't it?