Oh, fer hevin's sake!
When I first came ABoard - new to the Internet - I made many mistakes - and received gentle corrections from those more easy with the milieu than I. Some ruffled my feathers a bit but I thought things over and saw the benefit of having kind souls help me. MaxQ was particularly kind, sending screenshots to help me in my fumbling ways.
I have found 99 percent of the answers to my posts have been kind and well meant.
Age has litle to do with it. It's a mindset IMHO. I am 76 and am glad to have found a place with so many patient and helpful souls frequenting it.