I'll chime in with a possibly "fresh" outlook on this. I've been admin for several boards over the years, seen one (with over 15,000 members) rise to the top of it's area of interest in the world, peak, then become a haven for negative attitudes, started my own board that has taken off dramatically, etc etc.
At some point, things get old for the senior members, answering the same questions time/time again and they either move on or stick around and make bitter posts. (happened on elementownersclub.com in recent history)
I'm not sure how to correct it honestly except for possibly staying on the attitude of the board from day one.
However, I've recently switched from phpbb to vb and so far love it, including vb.org. I've been able to FIND all the info I needed to install hacks just by reading/searching/using my knowledge&experience except for
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=187 !
I don't see an attitude here yet, but then again I haven't been around long either.