Why are you surprised he copped an attitude?
His point in his initial post was that he asked what he thought was a valid question and did not receive "responsibility, diligence, intelligence, reason" in return, but was essentially told to "RTFM, n00b!"
Not everything is about money. Sometimes it's simply about treating others the way you wish to be treated. Demonstrate that virtue and maybe you'll get the respect you've forfeited by your response here. As simple as that.