Gimme a shoulder to cry on?

Last I checked, we're the consumers, believers and users of Maemo products. If people get disenfranchised in mass numbers, then there's a solid reason behind it. Identify the core of the problem(s) and then raise awareness.

Either it will get fixed by Nokia or this community (for a pending community supported product) will fix it. If neither happens, the vitriol towards Nokia and especially this community is warranted.

If there's no plan to get behind the bugs that are considered fixable, addressable or patchable, then why even have this community? Look to the Diablo Community SSU for cooperation, communication, testing and open discussion as it should be.

Why are we here? So we can gush over the latest Nokia product? So we can gush over the N900 or N810? So we can remember that we're social beings that like to be heard?

Or because this community should be taking the helm away from Nokia, do so in a cohesive and direct way and start solving problems as opposed to creating new ones?

Commiseration and cooperation are parts of what makes a community. At the moment, neither are truly happening.

So perhaps that is what people would like to see done... things actually get done that benefit their investments. Not praise. Not product placement. Not a reminder that folks will have a new option to buy in Q4 2010. Identify and fix the bugs as a community should.

Just my thoughts.