This is a rather unexpected thread.
Hey everyone,
I agree that this forum isn't exactly full of pleasant people, or rather people don't act pleasantly(not all of you) I'm used to being on forums(in other interests) where people are actually really friendly, and become sort of a group. I think some of you value yourselves alittle too much. The entire purpose of why a forum was started is to share information in a common interest, and have a free flow of information, as far as I know.
I actually think the problems that happen here is because most of you are older, and not so up with the new generation, and how most of us are pretty friendly to each other. You shouldn't think that ohh man they are going to steal my ideas if I post them here, and make it big, or think you deserve some compensation for posting your idea, or spending time here.
I do want some of you to realize you guys act like the big media companies, and RIAA in regards to piracy. It's like your stuck in the old days, and not in with the new. If you make some awesome font, and people like it they will donate money to you for sharing it, or if you have some awesome clipart you did, or some awesome book if people like it they will donate money to you, or pay you. This opensource stuff is what us new generation believe in. I mean maybe a limited opensource where if you try it out, you like it, you buy it. If it sucks, you don't buy it. I don't know if you guys get what I mean, but I know most people in the new generation will. You old dogs need to adapt to it.. Seriously, lookup about Louis C.K. how he made a new comedy video, paid for it by himself, and was totally open to it being torrented, but also on his site had where you can buy it for $5.00. Tons of people bought it, and some torrented it, but he made more doing it on his own, then going through all the recording studios stuff.