Hey, everyone has their cliques and standards, even here, as a new guy I've noticed that there is a strong trend towards making things look 100% movie correct. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but it can be intimidating for the new user. Just reading that whole thread about introducing clones showed the divide between people.
Fortunately, there are other sections here if your modelling isn't that pedantic, so there's something for everyone.
Perhaps there's a little of that over there?