I have followed GNOME since almost the start. Helped out since 2005. I help out out because it is fun. I know a very large group of people and everything I do

I have followed GNOME since almost the start. Helped out since 2005. I help out out because it is fun. I know a very large group of people and everything I do is appreciated. User community for me is Mageia, where I help out as well. The things I do over there are also very much appreciated. On various sites there is a lot of negativity. E.g. on Phoronix some person ("BOSS" or similar nick) often says GNOME developers should due. I rather focus on making GNOME better and having fun than deal with the death threats and so on, bad reporting ("Debian defaults to XFCE"), etc. Being public about helping out with GNOME: Why not? I don't mind explaining why things are done the way they are. Often the assumptions are just that, assumptions. I also go to FOSDEM, totally different atmosphere than displayed on forums.