I frequently see the following inflicted on noobs: First, a pretense of friendliness as, "Welcome to Stack Overflow." followed by "Go read the Stack Overflow do

I frequently see the following inflicted on noobs: First, a pretense of friendliness as, "Welcome to Stack Overflow." followed by "Go read the Stack Overflow documentation on how to ask questions" followed by downvoting with no help or answer of any kind. This is the Stack Overflow equivalent of "No soup for you!" by the Seinfeld Soup Nazi. It seems to be a common form of attack.