Comment by sgift
7 years ago
> Add in a smarmy attitude and poor social skills and only the most confident or skilled people will contribute; which isn't a bad thing to be honest.
It is a bad thing, because the "most confident" and the "most skilled" are almost never the same.
Theoretically, rude gatekeeping can destroy confidence, but it can't really destroy skill. Of course, the rude gatekeepers typically don't recognize skill either...