And I just play janitor and shovel shit on occasion when the toilet overflows again.
Sadly for some, I tend to leave questionable content as long as it's not pure spam since I'm not a huge fan of censorship. Much like this thread. I suspect most admins would move it to the Vats.
As an "Internet Curmudgeon with a Heart of Radioactive Gold", we've long been critical of what we love and were not afraid to voice it. Still, many devs at the time did value our opinion at some level.
This was way before Bethesda had anything to do with Fallout. Obviously, when Bethesda raped everything many of us loved about the series, we spoke out.
Since Bethesda has ruined our collective hope for worthwhile sequels, many moved on. It's no wonder much of the old guard (including admins) no longer check the forum much. As much as it pains me to admit it, it's a normal evolution.
Personally, for me, the ride was over when Brother None & I went to Leipzig to
ninja into the FO3 press preview & interview Pete Hines. The writing on the wall was there. Though it's amazing how long this community has kept together, even after all the previous failures (like Van Buren & Interplay/BlackIsle mismanagement). We are extremely lucky our modder community has kept giving us excellent content for so long after the release of the original games.
This post isn't meant to be fatalistic though. NMA as a forum will be around for years to come. It just won't be the same as before.