You're probably going to get a lot of flack given your admitted history on DU.
How you handle it will go a long way in how your welcome here goes.
Good luck and welcome to FR
Given no one would know that unless he stated it, and that he has in a superfluous vanity post to draw attention to himself, he deserves whatever he gets.
Generally drawing attention to oneself with a vanity post shortly after joining is reason to be wary of a poster.