And then there's the perspective of many who have been here a while, who are dismayed by the impatience and audacity exhibited by some demanding newcomers.

This "digithead club" didn't spring up overnight, and is neither fundamentally negative nor hostile. Those reactions tend to come with reasons.

I think it would serve everyone, newcomers and old-timers alike, to calm down and breathe as we work through the ongoing cultural change here. Pissing contests benefit no one.