Pro tip: Do NOT expect new player to get tips from the forums

[Ophie-Mio]

Serisouly? You really want to go there? Being considerate and accommodating is not being patronizing or degrading. Leave that soccer ball in the hallway to trip up the blind person or walking fast up the stairs with someone on a wheelchair is just outright mean. And btw outright asking people if they are new and demanding that they respond is patronizing and degrading.

If you bothered to read and understand what he wrote, he was saying that you don't talk down to new people and that you respect them. He's saying that the more they struggle, the more he's willing to assist. He's also saying that if they are silent, you can't do anything to assist them because they essentially won't help you help them. He's asking for them to be decent human beings and when they are spoken to, to respond back with something. You completely missed his point.

He's also saying that people defending them by saying, "Ooooh! But he's on gamepad and he can't communicate." isn't a good enough excuse because he himself has learned how to communicate effectively given his tools.

Misen, I agree with your points, honestly. I can only speak from personal experience and I wanted to know what to do to not be a moron so I checked the forums out and saw what was the norm.

they are bashing new players. This is not acceptable.

They? You mean the "they" that also bash the veteran players about not completely available? The casual and the harcore bash each other all the time. It's not acceptable no matter what.
If I see a new player message in harder content, I'm gonna ask who it is because I need to know who to instruct. If they stand there and don't bother to explain anything and not even bother with a " / " in party chat, then I'm sorry, my patience will naturally start to wear thin. Help me by doing something as simple as answering a question.