I don't understand what the big deal is. If you like a topic, read and contribute if you like. If not, don't waste your time with it. Some of the regulars come off as being snobby and entitled. It's not like the regulars own this website or are entitled to use and regulate it more than others (except for the moderators, of course).
It just makes me cringe when somebody is asking an honest question, no matter how elementary it sounds, and one of the "regulars' starts flaming away. I just don't see what the big deal is to post a topic that has been discussed in the past and why the forum is so "broken". I wish there was more discussion here, even if it's something that has been discussed before.