The same thing happens in trans communities, but the answer isn’t for the old guard to try and handle everything themselves, burn out and then shut down newbies that are looking for community and help.
The answer is for the crusty old guard to create the space and keep the worst offenders out, whilst letting the people that aren’t burnt out support each other and keep the community thriving.
Sometimes that means letting common questions be common, because if you’ve got a positive community, someone will always be there with an answer and a link to an even more detailed resource.
undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 day ago
What’s funny is OP’s question always makes it to these wikis and forums too. So even the “why are Linux users so mean?” gripe has been surgically analyzed over and over.
ButteredBread@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I mean I’ve heard it in other places with about the same answer.