Off topic: thanks for that link, West. It prompts me to ask this question, at my own peril: Why are the veteran members of this board so rude to new people and new ideas? "Stupidest idea ever" and "Because you are stupid" are not good recruitment methods.

It my view, it is a veteran's responsibility to help bring new members into the fold. Berating them helps nobody. Assisting them politely nets the community a new member who may turn out to be quite valuable.

You never know who you are insulting. Perhaps it is someone with great programming or theming talent or a who needs some help getting over the litestep learning curve. That person, once confronted in such a way, is likely to leave us forever.

Don't you want the community to grow and foster teamwork?