"Always with the negative waves Moriarty, always with the negative waves". (on both sides of the debate)
OK it does get annoying when some new (and maybe not so new) player comes and jumps right in with something that has been hashed out countless times before. Or who (God forbid) necros a thread because something in it intersts them from a new player perspective and they do not know better yet. Yes they should have read the rules and use search first. But how many of us always read the instructions before doing something? A simply "Hi. Welcome to the Forum. This has been brought up a lot, here is a link to responses". is all that is needed, Even if you are thinking OH Sheesh not again!!!!
If they are met on first contact with a load of biitchy comments or put downs most folk get defensive and will react in kind. Then all the drama starts on both sides. So is that the actual real reason for the negativity? Is part of the fun putting folks down rather that actually helping them? To me that is not helping to build a community.
BUT if someone comes on all full of themselves about how crap the game is, and how they know how it should all be done. Turning back any attempts at explaining things to them with insults. If we do not listen to them we are idiots. Instantly downing the game because things are to hard, does not do things they way they want. Folks in the game are mean and nasty and beat them up instead of giving them stuff on demand because that is what mommy has always done. And Shock horror this is not like candy crush or Mario!!! we did not know we would have to actually THINK about it and work to get anywhere. We want everything NOW right this instant and we do not want to have to click to do it. ....... OK maybe some would sit there demurely waiting on a Mod to respond. BUT (Looks around at some of the regulars) HECK NO!! Even though we know it is not perfect, this is a game WE love, WE have friends here, WE have a community here. WE will defend it even though we have grumbles about it. And we will welcome anyone who want to join this community who does wish to get to know it. But I would be nice. If they ended up in the same hood as me I would not DREAM of attacking and plundering them. Hhhhmmm Have never played the game in my sleep.