Some of you say that people in this community are very cold, but I say that they're just human. Most of the time they are actually very nice, as I have been helped several times by these people. But, when it comes to self defeat, that is a pretty touchy subject, as many of us have probably had to deal with it ourselves. So when we see someone who is taking themselves apart over something like this, which may seem like something small compared to the problems that some of us have had, but for him it is hard. All we can probably see (forgive me if I'm putting words in anyone's mouths here) is that someone is complaining over something like this, and some people probably thought, "That's it? How do you think I feel right now? What do you think I have to deal with?"
I think sometimes, when you realize exactly how easy the answer is after someone posts a solution, you feel really dumb and upset. Trust me, I've had to deal with that exact same thing sometimes. Sometimes it's so bad I have to give myself a face palm when I've read the answer, because I couldn't believe I didn't get that. Sometimes yes, the community can be a little harsh if people are asking about the most basic functions of the engine because they feel that the person should have learned how to do that on their own or with the help of a tutorial instead of asking for hand holding in a question when, if you're at that level, you're more than likely going to ask another basic question later.