Dumbest things?
Paraphrased, generalize and grouped together of course, from my time on both forums.
IC2 Forum:
"FTB = creative mode"
(Yes FTB modpacks are relatively easy, yes that applies to even BnB and Agrarian Skies/MagicFarm. No they are not one giant modpack with Podzol to Diamonds.)
"FTB sucks. The community is a bunch of 6 year olds whining and they don't understand shit. They are the leech of the modding community."
(This general consensus is blindingly stupid and without reason. It is not the opinion of all, but an opinion of a vocal minority. FTB has a great community, and although its size attracts the 6 year old stereotypical internet morons, it is not all.)
"Modder XYZ is affiliated with FTB"
(Really? ITS A FUCKING GAME. People can be friends!)
FTB Forum:
"Fuck greg."
(Ok. Thank you for pointing yourself as a complete moron. You "hate" a modder for doing what exactly? Oh, you heard that he may have done something with Mdiyo. Good for you. You can sort of read. Now go brush up on things before you spout hate on a GAME FORUM.)
"IC2 is dead"
(Ha. Ha. Ha. Wow. You must be new here.)
"IC2 is buggy and crap"
(Experimental is a word in the english language that does not equal final stable build. Secondly, IC2 is not that buggy. Third, please play a mod before generalizing about it. Or a modpack. Both forums have people who could learn from this advice.)
"The IC2 forum guys hate us. They are just a bunch of cranky old bastards."
(This pisses me off. There is no "rivalry" between forums. There are just some asshole internet trolls and some other relatively nice people with a small worldview who tend to shout over the internet. Get over it. You must be new here.)
"Gregtech touches things"
(No shit it does. It is a MOD. You must be new here.)
Essentially
This may piss people off. I don't care. It is a compilation of what I hear time and time again on both forums. I do not intend to incite a flame war. If you do, you not only show your true colors but exemplify the stereotypes shown in my "quotes".
What made me post it is how angry it makes me that people on both forums have such an idiotic viewpoint of the modded community as a whole. If it isn't killing small children let alone the fact it is part of a GAME, get over it.
The Dumbest thing?
Forum and community rivalries.
And I haven't even started on individual modders and the EULA.