TC hits the nail on the head and it's not off-topic.
“Put your money where your mouth is” is simplistic. It’s not wise to discount the experience of others on the basis of an active subscription.
The community response on the boards in general can sometimes be caustic and serves only to stop others from imagining and innovating. It’s a tone. It’s cultural. The situation in the Veterans Administration is an example. The culture there is described as ‘corrosive’.
The tone of this thread became generally negative and resulted in at least one attack on the character of the OP. All posters, active or not, in agreement or not, have the responsibility to treat the OP and his idea with respect. That’s not a Skuzzy-Rule. It’s the same guideline people use at school and at work.
The tone of this board is often sarcastic in regard to innovation. With respect, the attitudes of Skuzzy and HiTech have sometimes set that tone. They become exasperated (and cranky) when we beat each other - and them - up for small changes in the face of much larger innovations to implement. Ultimately the entire franchise belongs to HiTech Creations. Ultimately, it’s their soap and their banana and they will wash it as fast as they want to.
Our community is small, and getting smaller. I want more people participating here, not less. Even if I don’t agree with the OP, I want him to keep thinking about how to make the game and the community more appealing to new players.
