Quote Originally Posted by Lustre View Post
Why does the fanbase need to act as the devs emotional support buddies? We consume a product they produce, and we are to hold them to a standard.
If you look beyond the company, there are developers with real emotions. People can be critical, but they should word it politely. Why would developers want to continue listening to us or even working for SE if their customers are always rude to them and attack them on a personal level?

It's possible to word criticism politely and respectfully. It got bad enough that Yoshi-P had to bring it up recently. He had to reconsider whether to force developers to read things that were making them unhappy.

Why would they want to continue working for SE if they are attacked for everything whatever decision they make? They need praise sometimes, but if you look on these forums, they never really get it.

If you were in a relationship (in any relation) and you had to "watch your words" and walk on eggshells to avoid the other party ignoring you, that's definitely not a nice relationship to be in.
Nor is it a nice relationship to be in where you "say MeAn WoRdS" and are not "super nice and polite". The relationship goes both ways.