Newer members should certainly be helped and supported.
When there's a problem it's ideal to report it, but it's also fair enough for senior members to say, "relax, it'll be probably be okay." If a collector has been sending watches out for year after year without fault, the chances are that it's all going to be okay.
And of course, members have their own favourites according to their own preferences - I think personal opinions are to be expected.
Entire threads should be, and always are, a conversation - not just a one-way vent.