Actually, I somewhat agree with the OP...

And I've done my research.

And I don't find many things daunting, as many non-linux users often do.

That being said, after evaluating my feelings towards the N900 AND talk.maemo, I realized that without talk.maemo I would feel pretty good about the N900.

I think talk.maemo and maemo.org are unparalleled as a community resource in the modern phone/tablet market, and certainly a vibrant forum -as far as many linux distros go.

I don't, however, enjoy the attitude propagated by some users. A point that I think ysss made on page 1 or 2 of this thread.

Honestly, if I were a corp. saboteur, I would probably use similar tactics of phony fanboy venom to poison the community. There are many longstanding highly intelligent members of this forum who have been reduced to rabid guard dogs, biting new members with circular logic and zero compassion for anything resembling a negative comment about the N900.

I think YoDude put it well when he said that some members have developed a "softmoric" attitude, picking on "freshman" and creating a very hostile environment.

Maybe next time someone forget,s or has never learned, forum courtesy, we can respond with more compassion.

OP: "N900 is too slow"
User: "Why do you say that? Maybe there's a part of the OS or software that isn't performing well for you, can you be more specific?"

Just like Nosa's response. "Do you have catorize installed?"

These kinds of responses further our community, whereas "Then sell your N900." do not.