You've been unlucky. Yes, sometimes there are people on IRC who are unhelpful to and/or arrogant towards newbies. And some channels are worse in this respect than others. Fortunately, however, that is the exception rather than the rule.
Some channels, like #help (or most other channels with the word "help" in them, like #linuxhelp) are especially patient with newbies.
That said, it certainly does help to know and follow IRC netiquette , and know how to ask questions[1].
Some channels, like #help (or most other channels with the word "help" in them, like #linuxhelp) are especially patient with newbies.
That said, it certainly does help to know and follow IRC netiquette , and know how to ask questions[1].
[1] - http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html