This is an unofficial warning, because I am not a moderator on this forum. But you guys are on the edge of having this thread closed or posts deleted.

Behave and respect this web site's forum rules.

woosh its all kicking off in here!

@LiveWire: I have been watching and reading this thread closely - as a long term user of vB. I am not a coder but would certainly like to be, and would love to benefit from your experience and expertise on that journey, but... I am a pragmatic and successful businessman. I may at some point make a post about what I read here, but what I'd say to you now is simply ignore these latest outbursts by people who are so hypocritical that it is laffable. You have conducted yourself in a professional and courteous manner... all credit to you.

Hint: use the ignore feature... but who am I to tell a coder about such basics eh... :)

Keep up the good debate people.

Hello,

I have been a member here for a couple years now. I have seen the change in atmosphere as well. There are many things that have been lost on this site. Many of which, as of recent, are the coders themselves.

I am not a skilled coder like Livewire. I look to the coders like Livewire and Sam (thegeek) to learn. I view their code and try to pick it apart. When they leave, so too does anything I could have learned from some of their future releases.

The attitude of some of the people on this site is absolutely ridiculous. If you want a great example, have a look at all of the bashing that went on in the "Donations" modification. The coder (cloud I believe) was slammed more times in that thread than any other I have read.

It seems that a lot of the "newbies" feel obligated and expect things from this site. Many seem to have forgotten that this site is just a resource....a FREE resource.

When I first joined this site, I asked MANY questions. Back then, I got MANY answers. The "community" as a whole was a hell of a lot more friendly, and everyone seemed to help each other out. It isn't like that anymore. There are still some great people here, but the way the site was has dissipated.

I swear it wasn't me, it was them.

<hands behind back, whistling.... />

This is exactly the reason this site is dysfunctional. What is the point of this post? (from a mod no less!)

It was meant in jest during a very heated time. You really had to be there to understand it the way it was meant.

No, that's not the reason this place is dysfunctional, the point was to make an analogy to how people are acting. :confused:

Now, do you want paper or plastic? :tired:

Here comes the Infantry! ;)

Ah, the old "ya had to be there" line.

The posts are all here, in context. Anyone can review them. Not to mention, the comment was made last night.

Maybe the ";)" comes in handy after all?


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