So I have been thinking

[Moirear]

Elitism always sucks, which is why I automatically gravitated towards a casual FC and strike up new friendships with people who I see doing non-hardcore things like climbing onto tall buildings or having funny pseudo-roleplay conversations.

The DF should be still for practice, IMHO. I know for one that whenever I use the Roulette system for low-level dungeons now, there's usually a newbie who will need to learn boss fights and make mistakes, and I'm generally patient and try to explain mechanics or tell them not to stress out over failing the first time or whatnot. I hate the douchebags who then start acting in a condescending fashion or trying to rush everybody through the duty, they set very bad examples.

If I want anything like superfocused speedruns and such, I set those up via Party Finder, LS or FC chats and get a full group instead of just going through the DF. Going into the DF means you should make no assumptions about the people in it and expect new players or at least people new to that specific duty, and behave accordingly. And maybe respectfully (as if that was a lot to ask. *eyeroll*)