In reply to mark k..

Yes, a fine example of the famous wordpress developers echo chamber.
What does that even mean?

People say things which are not nice to hear so you make an excuse not to listen
I'm engaging you, aren't I? Something which everyone else seems to have stopped doing because all they get is this type of interaction. On the receiving end, it feels really hostile for no reason.

(btw, I probably contributed to bbpress before you even knew it existed, but sure I am some anonymous dude.)

Probably. Where were you when bbPress needed you the most?

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From your blog:
I have been told many times on the wordpress stackexchange that I am “not helpful” when I comment on questions or answers
Literally the only thing anyone SHOULD DO on that website is be helpful, and you take the feedback from others and bend it around your reality to make it their fault you can't be helpful.

It's okay to not know how to be nice. It's okay to feel so much negativity that you're blind to how you impact people. It's even okay to not have any idea how your words impact others. It's a bummer, though, to think your talent & ability is locked behind a wall you've put up to keep people out.

Everyone says never interact with the trolls, ignore the trolls, no good comes from the back-and-forth, etc... I'm willing to bet 50% of people labeled as trolls can't control it, and have no idea how other people perceive them. Whether you fall into that 50%, or the other 50% who choose to be difficult doesn't really make much of a difference to me, but it does matter to the people that are missing out on having great experiences with you otherwise. <3