Sorry to hear about your unpleasant experience, Anonymous.

I seem to have that type of experience in any chat-room that I go to. I even started going to one frequently to see if I could fit in after people got to know me a little better. Even after giving it a fair chance I never felt like I belonged there.
A lot of the people in there were regulars and were not so quick to let a new person into the conversation. At least not on a serious note. I noticed that people were doing a lot of chit-chat and when someone wanted to get serious (non-regulars), the conversation was short-lived, if it even got off the ground at all.
I have thought about trying the chat rooms here but don't have access yet. I think it is due to my newness, and lack of posts in the forums.

I hope that your experiences get better here, or wherever you might chose to go from here.