Durdensbuddy,I really don't believe it is meant to be newbie bashing. Folks are just bringing to light the problems that newbies have with razors. Remember we all know this because we were all there at one time or another. Everyone here has a first hand account of the things we are able to do to a razor as we learn this hobby. I feel the prevailing atmosphere of this thread is to make sure that when one of our new members buys a shave ready razor here they can eliminate the possibility of a poorly honed razor from the learning curve.