[Boofo]

It's not just the new people who see this, it's the seasoned hackers that have been here for a while, too. And it isn't just the older board members giving the new people problems, it goes both ways. That's the problem we hope to fix here so we can all get back to what it used to be like around here. It's almost like a home where the kids are born into the family (in this case becoming a member of vb.org in the beginning) and then they start growing up (learning coding and being a part of the community for a while and actually learning and having fun) and then they grow up and want to leave home because they think they can't learn anymore here and the fun is starting to go all out of it. I, for one, have never stopped learning. And I'll be damned if anyone is going to stop me from having fun around here now.

We need to all step back and look at everything and start learning to compromise. The newbies as well as the hackers AND others who have been here a while. It's really very simple to fix if we're all willing to step in and give a hand in all of this. If we want this site to florish, then by God we need to start taking care of it and stopped all the squabbling back and forth about frivilous things that really don't matter in the scheme of things one way of the other. For every hacker that doesn't do his part like supporting his hacks or answering questions that come along, there are 2 that are doing just that trying to help when they can, where they can, and as often as they can. Don't worry about the ones that don't. They'll fade out and wither away. Appreciate the ones that do. And be thankful that we have a place we can come to and learn and have fun and who knows what else. Because I'm telling everyone now, and this is from 50 years of experience, you won't realize what you've lost or walked away from until it's gone and too damned late to do anything about it. And then it'll be, "you know, maybe there was something I could have done to help get vb.org back on the right track". If for no one else, do it for Chen, who worked his tail off (with others too many to mention) to make something of this place. We all worked at building something. Something that I was damned proud and still am to be a part of. Let's not tear it down any more than we already have. It's time for rebuilding, friendships as well as our home here.

Let's make this place better than it is right now and as good as it was, maybe even better. I'm game. Anyone else with me?

If you are with me, I swear, somehow, someway, I will help figure out a way we can all get involved and make this work. With Xenon's and Logician's help and guidance, how can we go wrong?