I know where you are coming from, I just hate people attention seeking on forums in that way, asking for sympathy. Not just on freeones, but any place on the net. If he wanted to talk to his friends on here about it, he could of PM'd them, not announce it in front of everyone.
That's just my opinion though, I'm a pretty harsh bastard I know.
And forget about the rep. It was just nice to get an explaination instead of "fuck you scumbag" or "die cunt" etc etc...