I think any forum can quickly deteriorate, if people aren't careful.
There is a BH forum that is probably the Granddaddy of them all and I was (still am) a member there.
What was once a cutting edge BH forum, quickly deteriorated into a nasty, name-calling place where only a select few ran the place and anyone with a differing opinion or idea was quickly buried in a tirade of flaming.
Sad, really. The forum owner allowed it. Not thinking of the big picture....you know things are getting rough when the forum owner sends out emails to get you to come back!
I rarely go there.
I see this creep in from time to time in all of the forums.
Newbie questions that are genuine are just that......questions from those who started off knowing very little, just like the rest of us.....why not try to tolerate them and help them. You were there once, weren't you?
I have been around a LONG time. Seen a lot of things. Learned a lot from people who took the time to help others.
WF is just like any other forum that has its pros and cons.
The owner is making a TON of money. Let's not look beyond that metric.
You have a forum that has thousands and thousands of members. A ready made pool of customers that you (and many here do really know what they are talking about) could be selling to...and not some crappy bso or wso that barely qualifies for one...
I mean a product that actually works. A method that really does work. An answer to their needs.
As for the idiots there or anywhere else, IGNORE them!
Don't just think one or two levels on things (oh they suck, horrible place), instead think to a least a third level.
This is IM after all.
Have a nice day!