I don’t intend to do so, I just despise hypocrisy. Plenty to go around... Makes it harder to accept it coming from your own!!!
When someone mentioned your newbie status, you were offended. Just being here a short while doesn’t make you less valuable, everyone was a newbie once (’cept me, of course).
It’s just that you need to learn you WILL NOT be treated with kindness and respect on this forum if people disagree with you. You have to learn to deal with that or you will continue to be all huffy all the time.
A lot of people think organic foodies walk around Whole Foods in birkenstocks peering solemnly at the stuff for a trace of chemicals while sneering at people who shop at Wal-Mart.
I’m sure you’re not one of those, but there is heat to be taken. Relax.