a week ago I would have said no but now that this is happening again, I realize I'm at least as terrible at using forums as I was then.
and I advocate that all newcomers reread the thread. and I dunno if you've ever spent an extended period of time rereading somebody's old conversation history, but even when you find out they've since changed the judgement gets pretty set in, especially given their newer self didn't intervene and interfere with your judgements forming.
I formed some pretty hardcore judgements about y'all that haven't all gone away.
that doesn't necessarily apply to people rereading, but you never know, maybe they're secretly on the fence about whether I'm a worthwhile talking buddy.