I feel sorry for you and all the other newbie who have been treated this way, even I have seen the way people respond to anything which is posted by newbie, instead of responding to their questions they are mocked, embarassed, insulted and demotivated. I think senior members of this group should change their approach towards newbie and be sensitive and reasonable while responding.
Feedback for newbie: Please search for the topic or doubts before creating a new one.
I think op should know that not everyone think the same way. There are people that are very aggressive and knows how to take to people in a way that they might not like at all. Newbies are not scum and I don't know who he is actually redirecting to looking at the nature of things in this community. Newbies need to be ready to learn and do things that will help them grow gradually not becoming too desperate to grow and join signature campaigns. This is what most newbies are after currently which supposed not to be so.