Your standards are just too damn high for the interwebs.
I'm not sure how serious you are,
but I am. I've seen many good threads get derailed with ad hominems, general disrespect for differences of opinion, hostility, and jaded elitism. HLP has never felt like a particularly friendly or welcoming place to me. A shame because small, dedicated communities often are. And I've participated in plenty of them.
But hey look at me derailing this thread with my jaded elitism, ha! But seriously this thread is a shining example of why the HLPverse will eventually meet its heat death.
And don't go all "rah rah rah you just say that because you don't like it here for your own stupid reasons that are specific to you and not valid!" I've seen hostility simmer just under the surface in Internet communities over years and years and when it boils over it's not pretty. I'm amazed (in a good way) that HLP is still what I'd consider thriving, considering its age.
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but hey I'm just a lurking gob****e what do i know anyway