Heck yes. I play on a small, 18-slot Medieval RP Server. The newbies generally keep to themselves, and the veterans are the friendliest people I've ever met in MC.
You hit the nail on the head. I feel truly disappointed when I look at the overwhelming amount of ignorant, hostile kids that are invading gaming communities all around the world.
This just makes me sick. It seems like Minecraft's community is starting to severely degrade, as with most other modern games. The majority of the servers I have played on have been packed to the brim with 12-year-old asshats who love to run their mouths off at newer members with serious insults. What happened to player quality?