Really? I don't see that to be the case. If it is, I don't bother answering anyone, member or not, who sticks in an unrelated useless subject, gives no information they discovered for themselves, AND has a one line broad question like 'How do I hack?'.

Do members actually do this(I can think of one or two, but they got chewed out for it also)? Please point it out to me. I really don't remember any.

Yes, yes it does pay to think before you post. People jump right in and post before even trying to help themselves.



Is it really elitist? Somebody has come to ROMhacking.net, has posted an non descriptive topic with no indication they have even done a single thing with the resources available here or on Google, and proceed to ask one of the most unspecific questions possible. C'mon. You've got to draw the line somewhere. If that's elistis for not wanting to help those people and discouraging repeat performances, then yeah, we're elitist.

I love new people or I wouldn't have bothered making this site. But I don't love new people who take actions like that.

Fixed. :thumbsup:

Yes, I'm sure that contributes to it. However, being that you can look up utilities via game right here on the site, that's a good place to start. If nothing comes up for your game, there's a good chance, none have been made. However, people don't even do that much. They just barge right on in and expect somebody else to search for them. 

Although, people come here and don't even know this site has Utilities, so I don't know what to think.

You're gonna have those people, regardless. You cannot fullproof stupidity. A small questionaire could be asked of a user before the post their first message... or display common bad first posts (and put them in a huge font size for emphasis).

yeah, I have a friend like this, no concept what-so-ever of what it means to create hacks, it's sad really, but what I like about RHDN is that it's nice to all, if you put in a questionaire it's a slippery slope from there.

I think it's a respected site BECAUSE we aren't like that, it's not just an information hub, but a community, and looks to be one of the biggest and is continually growing. who knows it might one day reach the level of zophar's in popularity, only time can tell.

exactly, I might have had something to contribute BUT that quiz plus their kind of evaluation period is a pretty big turn off, then again, it's their forum, if they want to turn people away who am I to point an accusing finger.

That would just be pointless. A few years ago I may have agreed with you, but these quizzes don't solve the problem with less-than-intelligent people joining and it's just annoying having to deal with them while registering. It's even more annoying when they strip everyone's member status because too many idiots slipped in and make you retake the damn quiz...

If you miss one that's 80% right there! :laugh:

Everyone's got to start somewhere; hopefully like me: offline. But seriously, what someone knows & doesn't know is not exactly the issue - it's the person's willingness to learn.  With that said, people need to learn how to read the tabs. :banghead: