REAL PROBLEM (Score 1)

I'd like to add my voice to those supporting Scoop.

I feel that flamers have become a REAL PROBLEM. Constructive criticism is fine, but reading emotional rant after rant after rant is enough to get anyone depressed.

The whole nature of the Free Software enterprise is collaborative, and volunteer based. Many participate because discussions with others broadens your horizons, teaches you something. Flaming is fundementally devisive and unconstructive.

Those who say Scoop is behaving like a child should try out what it feels like to have your creation that you put your free-time into lambasted. If your hobby is not fun anymore you'll go and do something else, which will be a loss for the community.

The new breed of "I deserve everything", "I don't want to understand how it works or learn anything -- you support me", "I don't agree with you moron" Free Software Users appears to me to be the biggest threat to the Free Software Movement. Statistically a country becomes xenophobic when 10% of newcommers do not integrate. What if your growth rate is exponential, your population is doubling each year, and the newcommers don't have the central credo (learn to fix it myself)?