[Nexus 4 Original Android Development] MBQ_:
Just going to put this here.

I'm honestly baffled at the fact that people who have never physically known me, yet alone talked to me, have so many negative and malicious things to say to, and about me. I can understand disliking a person who has actually made you upset or offended you, but to simply make fun of someone just because you heard something that hasn't been confirmed true or false, just isn't something that should be done in my opinion. It's the internet, and there will be people who do this for fun, yes. And it really doesn't bother me. But it still sucks that people have turned some developer friends of mine against me. Especially when the things said about me weren't true. I just can't wrap my head around it.

First of all. It's open-source. That in itself, speaks for itself. We all do this for fun, even if it is compiling nightlies that you (me in this case), haven't contributed jack to. That really shouldn't be a factor or a motive to make fun of me for. I'm still learning. I'm not arrogant, I don't steal credit from anyone, and it makes me very uncomfortable to begin to think of calling myself a developer, let alone be called one by someone. Because in the grand scheme of all things that is Android, I'm an absolute nobody. I give credit to and for those that help me, and I have gone out of my way several, several times to help others. I've been called an attention whore, a douche, and a plethora of other words I probably shouldn't say here.

Each accusation lacks a body, lacks legitimate proof, and, to be honest, is quite silly and eccentric. I don't go around and like, tell other people how cool I am or what I've made, or the personal statistics I have, simply because someone doesn't do that. Or shouldn't, at least. It does upset me to a point that people dislike me. Regardless of whether or not it's the internet. You, as people, really shouldn't immediately agree to things you hear. Regardless of how respected or intelligent the person is. You just become a follower. Don't follow. Create your own opinions based off of first-hand experiences, and please, factor logic into those opinions. I'm a mere 18 years old. I'm going to a school that specializes in the technological field, and am doing whatever I can to help with the limited knowledge I have.

Making fun of me and saying horrible things to me doesn't help me, and it doesn't help anyone. If you're going to call someone a fake, don't do it because some guy says I am. Instead, talk to me and ASK me questions, or at least know a little about me before jumping to these ridiculous opinions about me that really aren't true.

I'm not saying I'm perfect, because I am the farthest from it. I'm really just a nobody that kinda got lucky here and somehow earned respect of most of the people around me. To get back on a relevant point though, just... don't give into rumors. Those are stupid.

As I've said. I'm all about the community. I may have said some immature stuff and maybe made some dumb decisions here, but those shouldn't be the sole factor of judgment. I give about 98% of all donations back to the community, and I have spent hours and hours here simply helping people, writing guides, and communicating with others about a multitude of miscellaneous topics, and on topic of that, continue to offer ANYBODY an FTP server with unlimited everything, and/or their own subdomain, for free.

To conclude, it is too easy to make fun of someone. We all have very obvious flaws, and to attack people on those simply shows a lack of thought, or knowledge. So please, don't give into rumors, eccentric and malicious opinions, and don't hate on somebody simply for the fun of it. Yes, it is the internet, where you can atypically remain anonymous, or pretend to be someone you're not, it still shows a flaw in character and maturity.

Sorry for this post.