It seems that these days, the quality of contribution the forum (in the general areas) has declined dramatically. It's overrun by flamer's and fanboi's that are more interested in blind loyalty than constructive non-tribalistic discussion.

I think this is a flaw with the culture surrounding Maemo/MeeGo, manifested in this boards posts. It has been like this for a while, but has gotten worse. There are too many self-professed 'experts' that are more interested in 'thanks' karma than there are individuals willing to put their egos aside for the greater good. The mere mention of an idea contrary to a linux-norm is inviting slander and week long debates to have your idea even considered -- and if you're anything less than credible, they will eat you for lunch. It seems that this place attracts ideas, and then kills them.

In the end, it's far easier to just shut up and leave.

But here's the thing: even laypeople can have brilliant ideas. The trick is to keep an open mind; a quality this forum sadly lacks.

These days, the commentary has degraded to being slightly better than the comments you'll read on Engadget. If it weren't for this 'competitor' forum, I would have left some time ago.