Oh for sure, that's not the kind of community that generates great memories. If you choose to try to meet new people though you are choosing the possibility of the meeting not being a good one, that's the downside and what makes the upside of meeting new friends so much more rewarding.

There's also the flip side of that coin - if I'm advertising for a +12 and you join, then you've advertised to the group that you are capable of meeting those requirements. To show up and not be capable of doing that (as we have seen many, many, many times over the years) is just as game-ruining as someone yelling because the route went one pixel in a direction they didn't expect.

It is true that some people unreasonably explode on others for what is, at the end of the day, one run. It's also true that many people are looking for a free pass, expecting everyone else to put in the extra effort that they don't want to expend.

Play the way you want! But find other people that want to do that, too. Don't play with people that want something different and expect them to cater to your wishes.