The ACTUAL Problem with MFGG

[Evil Yoshi Toes]

A lot of what I think has already been addressed by other people, so I won't make a huge post repeating what has already been said. In short it seems to me that you want MFGG to be something it is not meant to be. When joining MFGG I was never under the impression that I was joining a site that would lead me to becoming a professional game dev. If you are looking for a site that is geared toward getting people into the professional game dev field, why would you choose a Mario fan site of all places? That would be like someone going to Archive of Our Own in order to learn how to be a professional writer. That's silly.
I, like many others, would also like to know how you propose we fix what you believe to be issues with the site.

On the issue of people becoming upset over their criticism not being taken I agree with Nessa. Criticism is for the criticized to take into account. If it is ignored that should not bother the criticizer to the degree it often does here.