I still say avoid the forum if you're new and competing with the wrong people.
Do not post in the celebratory achievement sections in particular.
That is all.
Your results may vary.
I was never the kind that hit back, but one day a bully said something about my mom and I jumped over the picnic table and punched him in the face. I'm pretty sure I hit like a wet noodle. He never messed with me as much after that.