Of course they were. Back then these were working boards for Maemo enthusiasts. The N900 proved to be a vast improvement over the 770 & N800/810's we were using at that time.

Many of the bugs that were corrected, features that were added, and applications available for the N900 were reported, designed, and/or developed by these same enthusiasts.
And to spite the apparent lack of constructive input from these boards now, I'm sure the next device will be a great improvement over the N900.

Not to be rude to anybody as I'm asking this rhetorically: Did maemo.org sell you your N900?

If the answer is no then why come here and complain? Go to the people who sold it to you.

And I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that 90% of the people who complain, interrupt working threads with "Just a quick question about MMS", or who cross post the sub forums with the same question or statement because it wasn't responded to instantly, and whose demeaner and negativity could suck the enthusiasm out of Richard freakin' Simmons, didn't buy their N900 from Nokia directly either.

They more than likely bought their N900's from a retailer or service provider who earned money on the sale. Go to them please. They took your money. Those are the people you have a gripe with...

...again speaking rhetorically.

EDIT: Because I'm on a rhetericol role here.

I bet the knuckleheads that sold them their dang N900 are the same ones who directed them to talk.maemo.org in the first place. With a line something like: "They have a great forum that will help you out with any problems that you may have." Yeeesh! Look around this page will ya? Do you see any adverts? maemo.org makes nothing on providing you this space you use to verbally choke your chicken.

[lightbulb] IDEA! [/lightbulb] If we do make a "Whine & Cheezy" sub-forum, saturate the sucker with boner pill ads and whatnot and make some money off this crap.