   What gamedev.net forums got that most forums don't
  1: Long running popularity contest and as result extremely elitist attitudes, massive direct and indirect self-praising.2: Newbie abuse, even by moderators, and I'm not the only one who thinks so.3: Semi-anonymous moderation. A recipe for powertrips (see SPE, or lecture)4: If high rated member is boasting (like how he's teaching people how to do thing right, that people are stupid, etc), don't you dare point out that he's making same mistakes as newbies.5: Like in Soviet Russia joke, moderator calls you dick, troll, and other nice things in PM whereas you're more polite. No, don't flatter yourself that I'm insulted. I'm merely surprised (WTF), also at the cowardice.It has not always been so. That was a slow change of attitudes.There's no reason to stay here, so I'm off. I'd furthermore suggest everyone with a sense who didn't leave yet to leave too and go elsewhere (irc.freenode.net has a lot of good channels, for example. Open source projects which you use also could use your expertise if you indeed have some and like to spend time to help people for free. It'll help you too.).P.s. feel free to do whatever the hell you want with this post (lock/delete/keep open as example, I don't care.).   
  Ok.   ;  Ok.   ;Quote:2: Newbie abuse, even by moderators, and I'm not the only one who thinks so.QFT!particularly true in the #gamedev channel.   ;  Newbie abuse.. don 't agree with that, take a look in the beginners section. Maybe in the Lounge, but everyone knows that is a 'at your own risk 'place.   ;  gamedev.net has users who really know what they're talking about (Zahlman comes to mind).   ;Quote:Original post by m4gnusQuote:2: Newbie abuse, even by moderators, and I'm not the only one who thinks so.QFT!particularly true in the #gamedev channel.if you're talking about devon, he effing deserves it.   ;Quote:Original post by Dmytry1: Long running popularity contest and as result extremely elitist attitudes, massive direct and indirect self-praising.frankly, I think that a touch of elitism in the group prevents us from devolving into a shart-bucket like slashdot.Quote:2: Newbie abuse, even by moderators, and I'm not the only one who thinks so.The only technical forum I frequent anymore is the .NET forum, where blatant stupid questions are just ignoredQuote:3: Semi-anonymous moderation. A recipe for powertrips (see SPE, or lecture)I credit the rating system for a significant improvement in the overall politeness on the boards.Quote:4: If high rated member is boasting (like how he's teaching people how to do thing right, that people are stupid, etc), don't you dare point out that he's making same mistakes as newbies.I've seen the way you "dare to point out mistakes". You don't have a lot of tact yourself.Quote:5: Like in Soviet Russia joke, moderator calls you dick, troll, and other nice things in PM whereas you're more polite. No, don't flatter yourself that I'm insulted. I'm merely surprised (WTF), also at the cowardice.I don't know what you're talking about.Quote:It has not always been so. That was a slow change of attitudes.Well, I don't know about any of the other old timers, but I've been here since pretty much the first or second year, and it was way worse in the past.Quote:There's no reason to stay here, so I'm off. I'd furthermore suggest everyone with a sense who didn't leave yet to leave too and go elsewhere (irc.freenode.net has a lot of good channels, for example. Open source projects which you use also could use your expertise if you indeed have some and like to spend time to help people for free. It'll help you too.).given the quality of the majority of open source projects, I highly doubt that;  Try going to the forums at IndieGamer.com.  You will then know what elitism is.I basically go through only a handful of forums here (including For Beginners, Lounge, and General/Game Programming) and in none of them have I ever seen blatant abuse or elitism (unless provoked).  Part of your argument is that people here know what they're doing and are trying to help......Sorry?   ;  Dude.You got a four day suspension.(Which, might I add, is not anonymous - I'm under the impression you can view that information - and if not you could probably guess, or I could just tell you.)In your mind it wasn't justified. I happen to agree with you (but then I can only see things that happen on the public forum, so I could be wrong).But it's just a four day suspension. From a single moderator. No need to tar the whole staff + moderator group, and then storm out in a hissy fit.Get over it.(For those watching: The ideal response would be to either take the feedback from a suspension or warning onboard, and just wait for it to disappear. Or register a complaint with another, ideally higher-ranked moderator or staff member - there's probably a list somewhere...)And to this thread: No. Just no.   