Sorry you have this silly dramatic bickering unfolding incredibly in your very first thread. It's almost perfectly representative of what it is like now to be a member of this forum. If you want to "fit in", pick someone to badger and flame (insulting someone publicly via a thread about "how much they suck and why" rhetorical talent is usually rewarded). That's what a lot of people seem to do here.
Realistically though, you seem to be on the right track to becoming a quality member of the forum. Just don't jump on the bandwagon that rolls through this place.