Is it your nature to stumble into new places and call PhD level intellects "bro" (fresh, not me)? Is that how you go into job interviews, and preface your statements of purpose for undergraduate and graduate school applications?
Usually when posting online people tend to be more casual when addressing each other...I am used to it this way
And we usually are also, although there are a number of very advanced folks here that I would never call "bro". But whatever.
How much time have you spent on internet forums? In my experience, trolling is pretty rare on PF compared to other places, and we work hard to make it that way -- more frequently, the complaints are about heavy-handed moderation.
You can't have both, so pick one:
So many members on this forum choose a pseudonym or some personally chosen username for privacy purposes. Often we do not know their ages, genders, level of majority nor juvenility, level of education. Such cheap casually forms of address such as "bro'" or "dude" or "babe" should be kept for people you met and know directly in real life outside of any online forum, when in the appropriate setting. Maybe since we are all as like, dressed the same way while participating on the forum, we might call each other "Comrade"?
Of course I'll choose the first, and I indeed find PhysicsForums to be a place where I find high quality answers to my questions...A good example is my first post here on this forum, people were helpful and the answers were respectful.
You're welcome. Culture shock on PF is common for newcomers.
I am active on Quora and on Reddit.