imo, the community here is a lot nicer than the communities of other mmorpgs. but that's mostly due to its size and focus on roleplay. however, there are some players here with the napoleonic idea that they're so much bigger and smarter than noobs or casual players.
No he is not. But his words aren't directed at you so I understand you don't interpret them in the same way. Quoting other people without using bbcode tags doesn't make others blind, though. 
yes he is. and i know i'm not you, that's why i'm not getting so defensive. what you said was an example of the attitude he's speaking about. just because he's using your words as an example doesn't mean he's personally attacking you. get over it. it was rude to say in the first place.
Frankly, Lhaa is dead on. I've been playing PS for at least twice as long as Akaiddo, if not more (I've been around since about halfway through 0.3, I never saw him around back in CB)...and I never had anyone teach me how to RP back then...I had to pick much of it up myself, with the exception of RPdueling, which Farren tutored me in.
that's not the point!
the point of this thread is that the players now (doesn't matter if they were or weren't like this in the past) are unwelcoming to new players who don't know how to rp. no one gives a crap about the "golden generation" anymore. akaiddo, for some reason, was comparing the generations as a theme to his post, but he didn't seem to realize that's irrelevant.