To me D&D has always been about learning, teaching and fun. I always found it fun to bring new folks to the game, watch their imaginations crack open as they got the hang of role playing for the first time. There were always snobs in the community and it took me a long time as a tween to find folks I enjoyed playing with. As a kid I thought it was really weird that the community could be so snobby and divided when at the same time playing D&D was something you could easily get bullied for. You'd think it would make the nerds of the world unite but it was just as divided and cliquish as these and other forums are today. The face of D&D remains the same.
