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Message: <blockquote data-quote="barsoomcore" data-source="post: 1933511" data-attributes="member: 812">In my not-at-all-humble opinion, participating in this great community MEANS trying to improve it when and how I can. If I see something that I think needs changing, how am I being a good member of the community if I DON'T speak up? I don't feel ENTITLED to point out things I think need to be improved. I feel REQUIRED to do so. It's my duty as a good member of this community to try and keep it healthy.The people making these changes should WELCOME input -- whether it applauds or condemns their work. Their drive ought to be to make this site as useful, as powerful and as comfortable as possible for ALL users. If that's not what they're trying to do, then they're in the wrong game. If they don't want to hear my opinion. then they should say so and I'll shut up.And take my thinking elsewhere.But I honestly believe that Michael and Morrus and all the hard-working moderators, and indeed the majority of the users like myself, honestly want to make this site BETTER. That means we all have to contribute our brainpower to the collective pool, offering our opinions and treating each other with respect. NOT shutting up and accepting whatever's given to us just because it was hard work.I value hard work when it's in the service of making things better, not in and of itself. I understand Michael worked very hard to create this theme. That doesn't make it in and of itself a worthwhile venture, and I won't insult his intelligence by lying to him about what I think of it. And I expect from him no response to my input other than, "Thanks for the input." He may or may not pay the slightest bit of attention to what I'm saying -- he's the big web wazoo and I trust him to do what's in the best interest of the community. But he needs my input -- he needs EVERYBODY'S input -- to do his job properly, and so it's my duty to give it to him, whenever it's anything besides "Meh."To say that giving blind approval at all times is being a better community member is hogwash. Good members of the community speak out on issues they care about, because they want things to be better.</blockquote>

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