I certainly agree with Joe that there has to be continued progress and experiment, continued questioning of accepted practice, in order for us to get the best from what we use.

I'm not entirely sure I agree with William that the forums are a hollow shell - compared to what they were - due to the PTB being more restrictive.  I think cause and effect are the other way round.  I believe a lot of people left here because of the fighting, not because Rosity tried to stop it.  In any case, what does it say about people who go to an internet forum for the fighting?  

I also don't buy the "temperamental artist" schtick, either.  It's an overused expression to excuse childish behaviour from people who'd probably get punched in the face in real life.  I've never tolerated that kind of shit in any band I've been in, nor have I ever seen it tolerated in the workplace, no matter how creative or "artistic" the personnel.  It's lazy, clichéd and annoying.  Things that seemed cool or acceptable when I was a dumb kid are just, frankly, pathetic in adults.

Likewise, this idea of the majority of people here being socially inept in RL.  I'm sure there are several but there are a great many of us married, in a steady relationship, have children and active social lives.  We can't all be reclusive nerds.  I'd go so far as to say the vast majority of computer types I know - from casual users to real far out propeller heads - are, in the main, just regular folks.  So that idea won't wash, either.

Short version, it's not because they're artists, or computer types, it's because they're crybaby dickheads who need a fucking good slap. 

This isn't aimed at anyone in particular, but anyone who thinks an internet argument - or getting pissy about a fucking art application is cool -  Sure thing, have disagreements and differences of opinion but fer crissakes, stop modelling your behaviour on characters in TV soap operas.  Basically, grow the fuck up.  Quite honestly, the standard of behaviour exhibited here is, at times, on a par with my 3 year old and two year old children.  At a guess, the majority of people who frequent this forum are old enough to vote, so why not act like it?

All that said, it doesn't bother me all that much; I can always switch off and do something else.

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