Not correct, Urzu.
When I was new, I had to get used to things too. Not once I had any beef with mods or administrators, because I realized how things worked by looking around the boards. Yeah, I had a few discussions here and there with forum members, but nothing serious and all ended well in the end. It's how you portray yourself on the boards that determines the treatment you get here on the boards.
And if I recall correctly, Berzerker DID try to help out, by stating how things worked and giving you some good advice. You even replied by thanking him, if I am not mistaken. So the mods aren't going against you on purpose.
This is why I recommend closing this topic and just take a look around for a few days. And if you do post something worthy and some members are right away giving you problems, then I would contact the moderators or administrators. But I doubt this will happen, because people are are indeed friendly.
And no, I'm not a cheerleader for the mods. I'm just using common sense.