Where vB is going wrong

[vBintense]

I have to concur with the original thread. I have a few hacks I wanted to release but I am still a bit put off over the war about paid mods or not.

Three years ago this community was a community, if someone asked a redundant question it was either nicely pointed to the right thread (with a link) or help was given.

There is no reason for anyone to think they are so much better that they can have an animosity to another member who may be new and lost, perhaps what he is looking for has came up in search with 3000 results, so he sifts thru not understanding what is what.

As for those who think the new members need to learn to use the search option better or to become as expert as them over night, if it upsets you so badly why not just ignore the thread and not cause more aggravation in an already tense community.

Posts that flame or back handed comments are rapid here as of late, not like it was 3 years ago. People just seem to trash this community and not even think to just keep their mouse to another thread link.

Then you get the coders who still really care about the community and the original reason it was made (to share and to help) who work hard to try to help others, they support their hacks, and even try to bring out new. And from the already cut throat mentality to the newer people, they now come back and fester the threads with information of new hacks with turmoil.

Now while there are many good staff here who do very good job, or try to bring the threads back into the right track, they can not do it alone. It is up to the community to actually re-learn the caring and the reason why .org is even here. If this does not happen it will just spiral more.