I wish people wouldn't be so rude to those who lose out under the ACA.

[mike_c]

22. you might recall that we've actually had "campaigns" on DU...

...originating from the admins or the moderators-- back on DU 1-- designed to foster tolerance and welcoming for DUers with low post counts. Lately I've seen some long time DUers accusing low post colleagues of being trolls simply because they took an unpopular position with a low post count-- exactly the sort of thing we used to urge one another to not do.

On the other hand, many of those low post newbies, some of whom are no longer low post newbies-- seem not to have much appreciation for the generally tolerant culture that developed here during the early years. I've been questioning my continued participation in discussions here lately-- indeed, the growth of my own post count has slowed quite a bit in the last couple of years as the level of acrimony seems to have risen.