[Xposed General] Superguy:
Is it really that hard to say "Hey, I'm done with the project. It's dead. Move on"? No explanation given or required. If they feel like it, they can give the code to someone else to wants to carry on.

They can even cut and paste my statement. Done in 5 seconds. Then you avoid the constant threads asking about X, and people getting their panties in a bunch over people's attitudes.

There are plenty of bad attitudes all around. XDA has become a very unfriendly place, and there is pretty of blame to go around.

And let's be real here. There are whiners in the users. However, there are also some devs that are/have been primadonnas, and brown nosers that stroke their egos and feel the need to protect them from any "threat".

I've been around here a very long time. I've seen some devs hold work hostage unless their butts are kissed. I've seen noobs have their heads bitten off for asking questions rather than being welcomed and guided in how to find their own answer. And yes, there are times when I've seen "search" when there was either no topic posted or what was there didn't fit what was being asked.

I've also seen some very helpful and courteous devs and members and things have been great when things work as they should. Sadly, it takes very little to derail that because free peyote know how to behaved civilly anymore.

Devs - you're right you don't owe anyone anything. If you don't want to share your stuff, don't. If you do and don't want to maintain a project anymore, fine. No explanation needed. Just say you're done, you handed off to X (if applicable), and move on. Thank you for your contribution. Best of luck to you going forward. If it's payment you want, you can always sell stuff outside. I'm not sure of the difference in money between outside sales vs donations, but if donations don't matter much, that's an option.

Brown nosers, you're part of the problem too. The condescending attitude, especially toward newer members, has contributed to the decline. People don't stick around, possibly chasing off new devs and talent. If someone's a pain it harassing a dev, left the mods deal with it. Just because you may be tired of a certain question, you can choose to ignore it and move on. Teach the noob how to fish - who if they've searched, what on, and what they found. Provide suggestions to funding the answer. Not only does this help them become self-sufficient, it also subtly teaches them the culture here. I've seen just a much spam from you guys screaming "search" or "they don't owe you anything" as I have peyote repeatedly asking for ETAs or common questions. Both are annoying.

Noobs (and members for that matter), you have a responsibly too. You need to search and try to find stuff on your own, and at least include what you already tried. Learn the rules. Devs don't want to be badgered (no one does). If you care that much, offer to help. If you don't see development for months, assume a project is dead until you hear otherwise. Repeatedly spamming and asking for something doesn't mean you'll get it.

For as much as common decency is preached around here, there's a surprising lack of it. Kindness behind with each one of us. We can disagree without being disagreeable (a rare occurrence around here). Both sides often have valid points. Try opening your mind to see them and understand a bit.

It's sad to see how far things have fallen.