Felt like some of it was throwing someone under the bus.
Well, it certainly was, even if that wasn't the intent. Like I've said elsewhere, it just seems there is zero tact, in regards to this community. The treatment isn't consistent across the forum, despite the same criticisms being perfectly valid elsewhere.
I already mentioned to BGBW, but after having not posted here for years, that OP was something that I found was both welcoming and encouraging. Maybe it wasn't the most informative, but it probably was the very thing that others said it wasn't - i
nviting. It was fun, when the majority are just monotonous, and a just a formality.
I highly doubt that the majority of those who were picking major faults, would have been those who would actually come into this thread anyway. "I'm going to give this medium a real tr...oh no, their OP isn't exactly what I need, so I'll guess I'll try fishing instead." Sure, someone who had any sort of curiosity/interest would let something so easily deter them.
I've never seen the insistent need for OPs (community and otherwise) to read like directories, because that's not the purpose of a forum anyway. There's any number of websites where people could find that information, and would be better suited for that purpose.
The internet doesn't begin and end with GAF, so I don't know why people treat it as such.
Well, whatever, it's probably better just to move on from this whole thing.
