Don't worry about it. When I first got my X I didn't know about this tread lightly thing either. No body does untill they own their first 4x4 (and only then if they're actually enthusiastic about it, i.e. soccer moms don't know it).

I posted about my first "blast" around an abandoned lot and everyone instantly gave me shit about it.

Guys, if you know more about 4x4, then good, help others that doesn't. Don't start making a big deal about this "tread lightly" thing if the person's never heard of it before. Educate them, not rape them.