You could re-word the second sentence to: "There’s something about open forums that encourages socially-inept jerks to deride people." I'm into photography, I

You could re-word the second sentence to: "There’s something about open forums that encourages socially-inept jerks to deride people." I'm into photography, I see the same behaviour on photography forums and mailing lists that you see on the open source lists and forums. The three bullet points in the article can apply to just about any hobby, group activity etc. 1. Go to the right meetups. 2. Follow the right people. 3. Don’t let anyone cramp your style. To these I would add, spend your time enjoying what you do. Go take photos, go code some software, go build your app, instead of "listening" to the ranters :-) Be happy.