I have been here since March '07. I lurked way before that. I was a member of the old ASLML so I have been around longer than you think.
Anyway, why did I deserve a neg-rep? Don't you agee what the guy wrote was a really crappy thing to say? I didn't call names, I didn't threaten, I just asked somebody to chill out. Sure, it might be hopeless to try, but it doesn't deserve a neg rep.
Also, isn't neg-repping me a judgement on your part?