Very well said Diana - I too have been watching the "ebbs and tides" of this industry over the years and you DO see the rise and fall of the camaraderie wash through like waves. I think about it like siblings...my kids are the best of friends when they NEED each other or when everything is going their way. It's an extreme relationship. But when they are bored, not getting what they want, or going after the same objective - it's an all out WAR. I see that on the boards. The waves of piss crashing in when things need a little "shaking up" from time to time.
I guess I like the clingy "let's be friends and work together" times best because I think that deep down inside, that's how we all really want to be. Business makes people become dog-eat-dog types whether it's how we really feel or not.
Okay...this is sounding a little "can you feel the love?" right now, but it's true. When it comes right down to it - webmasters are good people. They are hard working folks who enjoy the other webmasters in their community and want to see everyone succeed. I would say 90% of them are true class acts - it just takes times like these to see them shine. On the other hand - it's also times like these that we see the true faces of the other 10% and we learn who our friends REALLY are. lol
