Hey Nuke, I wouldn't worry too much about what people on the internet (i.e. people who don't know you, never met you etc.) think about you. Always consider the source. You know you, and the people who know you know you....you know?:\ That's all that matters.

These message boards are for expressing your opinions. Unfortunately, these message boards also act as protection for some people to not have to be accountable for what they say and how they act on them. You're going to run into that.

The good news is, that mouse is in your hand. If you don't like where you're at, you're only a click away from going somewhere else. It's that simple.
I started out with nothing...and I still have most of it.