I wasn't aware, that truly blows...
I wonder what generation that kind of attitude will end at. There's nothing to gain by not even letting people get their foot in the door
Practical experience go a long way though, there's some things you just don't learn unless you're exposed to it.
That being said, the fact that the people who are seemingly obligated to teach these kinds of things don't want to bother with that
THEN ASK PEOPLE TO DONATE, how tone-deaf can you be about your own community?? What the fuck do they think Wikipedia is doing?
I've found pirates & FOSS enthusiasts are FAR more likely to donate into something they use regularly and appreciate, this is a blatant slap in the face to those people.
No one will be able to make the SNES sound chip their total bìtch like Tim Follin