Yeah you're handicapped.
People call others attention whores because they're trying to bring attention towards themself.
People who are not attention whores create a topic in order to have an interesting discussion.
Yes, they're trying to get attention to the TOPIC, but not themself. Thus they are not an attention whore.
That's not really the point, though you are correct. He's trying to say, I think, that saying "attenition whore" is useless, and only shows a lack of caring. Therefore, accusing someone of being an attention whore is just as bad as saying you don't care about the topic and or the poster. :o
Which, in basic, loops around to the rule "Don't care, don't post".