Supportive or Not?

Random Q and I don't want this to get into a huge nasty debate but do you find the message boards supportive at all?

I did and for the most part still do but reading through some posts some people are just, well plain nasty - people ask simple questions because they don't understand and they are shot down in flames... People post rants and complaints about their days/issues and are almost belittled for wanting to just express their annoyance with "like minded" people....

Views or is it just me?