Lay off the kid, seriously.

You guys may joke around and such, but it's not really helping him becoming a better member or the kind of welcome you need when you're new. So what he created a topic you don't deem worthy of these boards, why mock him for it? I've seen a lot of this lately, and it's not pleasant. New members need to be encouraged, not mocked.

My two cents. Just felt I had to say something.