My First-hopefully last-QQ post

Alright. Take this with a grain of salt please. I am angry, embarrassed , frustrated and even a bit sad. I have been playing since Feb/March of this year (My alt, SynfulDream,is now my main). I've read all the throat-cutting, ba….breaking, just plain rude, cold and cruel things said in response to posts made in forum. This is a great game [(*cowering with my arms covering my head*)Oh no, please don't nerf me again!] but the player base-and I know it is only a few among many--certainly leave a lot to be desired. I am a bit shy (I do have problems just walking up to someone to see if they will be my friend-LOL-gonna have to work on that one) but generally don't have a problem expressing myself or giving my opinion- isn't that generally what forums are for?
I've found since I started playing PWI that my thoughts/opinions are only "valid" if I am trashing/criticizing PWI's real and/or imaginary faults- in other words-don't mess with the group mentality. And, ok, I can understand if someone is upset and needs to have an outlet BUT since when did it become alright to bash/insult/embarass the person who doesn't happen to agree with you or share your ideology? Who isn't responding to you but to the topic under discussion? Or who is just learning the game and trying to fit into the game culture? I guess it falls under the definition of trolling. Soooo high level rollers, please have some courtesy for the people who are starting out. You were there once
Okay-enough of the mortification stew for me tonight.
b:shutup