Since you are new can't blame you..... Back then HWC used to be a great place for chit chat esp. about computer stuffs. Now its a lame and dead place filled with lame posts like asking for rig configs.....
HWC is a place to share and exchange knowledge and opinions, not idle chit-chat. But yes, indeed it used to be for sharing experience about new hoots.
Having said that, there will be people who have differing opinions or experiences from yours and thus it may seem like they trying to troll you. But for a person who would want to know about the product and their informal reviews, exchanges of opinions like those are quite essential to the decision-making.
We agree that obnoxious comments meant to irritate or annoy, should not be tolerated. But it doesn't mean you should denounce the forum just because people don't agree with you. Next time, ask nicely.