Is it just me, or does it seem like a high percentage of the online ITG community is filled with the biggest elitist asshats around?

I barely check rhythmatic.net or aaronin.jp much anymore because it seems like they're all xenophobic elitists who attack anyone who has a dissenting opinion from their own and can't 99% 12's.

I just read a post about bracket raping more-or-less ruins the game (or the experience). Granted, this person said it in a really dumb way, but instead of an informative debate you get three replies that say something very close to "You're so f*cking stupid, get out of this thread and out of this forum".

Perhaps it's because I'm considerably older than the average player , but I just don't get the high school mentality and humor that many of these elitists seem to get off on.

Oh, and I'd hate to be a newbie trying to get some help on a forum like rhythmatic or AIJ. I imagine they would tear'em apart and make'em never want to play the game again.