I know IBIS has been around for quite a while, and we are privileged to have players that have seen both CSS and IBIS grow since it's creation. However, I have noticed that seniority (however valuable in some cases), has made some players closed-minded to outsider's input. I can sympathize with some because I also have watched ZM have suffered in player proficiency (played on a separate account in '10 when ZM was much more skill based than today). We can wish for those times back, but sadly old players who have left may never return.

When I joined the IBIS forums (3 months or so back), I did so to put in my input on forums in order to make IBIS servers even BETTER. Despite my intentions, I (as well as other "new" players) are shot down by "older" players (sometimes for due cause, sometimes without even reading input). If you "older" players actually want to continue to make IBIS servers better, why not LISTEN to other's input, and use critical analysis to either promote or shut down their ideas rather than writing them off with a "and you've been in the server how long...?".

If you are willing to not even pay attention to other players' inputs, you might as well GTFO (and yes, I feel COMPLETELY in my right saying that with only 3 months of server time), because OBVIOUSLY you don't want to see anything develop in the IBIS community if you solely keep to an ever-shrinking group of senior players.
-Chef