Firstly, As you already know -- I don't believe this was concerning you.
Secondly, I don't see how you are or are not having fun when well....you know.
By all means, have fun, contribute, do whatever you'd like. No comment about the whole "attitude" comment cuz I could say the same but thats not the purpose.
Thirdly, (recently speaking) My suggestion was to prevent OTHER people "Devs" and "non-Devs" alike from flaming anyone who asks the same question when it was already posted PAGES back when a thread turns into 50+ pages.
Fourthly, I have no expectations for anyone from the start, they are earned (personally). I except the same the other way around as well, what people except from me is earned. If not, it is what it is. I accept all people and show respect to the newbies that take the initiative in learning something new (whatever it may be, Hex editing, Programing, Modding, etc...) and great respect to those willing to help those newbies turning into intellectual users amongst the communities.
Lastly, No one is asking you to become a developer, a good community is not one composed of one entity, but many respectable entities. (Staff, Developers and Contributors alike)
Plus no one is saying YOU aren't contributing either. You have 52 posts and 2 downloads. I'm sure even at least 1 of those posts are of value to any community in which that you helped contributed.
You want to know what a leecher is? A person who has 0 posts and 954 downloads. (Even though thats an extreme example, I have seen that first hand), then you have leechers who dooes that on ONE community and goes to another, share information/tools (whatever it may be) and pawn it off as their own. 2 of many examples.
Each forum has a different policy on leeching, however like I said before I have a Zero Tolerance with leechers (because of the 2 examples above) WHILE staying within the respective rules of the designated forum, without "mini-modding". But you get my point.
You don't have to be a developer to be a contributor....
All in all, The person who My original message that was directed toward, clarified his intentions later on and revealed he does not want to leech.
Which has been resolved.
Please do not get my words twisted and read that CAREFULLY before replying back, that is exactly how flame wars start.
Trust me no one here is above anyone (except well for the staff lol. But even then, they aren't a power hungry bunch.) So if you feel as if I might be coming of as a bit high and mighty, so be it, thats how you feel. But I do not see myself any higher then a contributor (in any way, shape or form).