Honestly
People always were nice and constructive whenever i asked for feedback.
I started with mapping in 2013 and back then the mapping community wasn't as elitist as it is nowdays.
My maps were total doo doo
Nonsense rhythms, no visual consistency at all, no DS, which was required back then.
People still always gave good input and were super nice.
And when I returned to mapping i prob got lucky with modders - sets were not fit to current mapping meta, normal people just gave input and BNs didn't bother explaining basic shit obv - so I just stumbled around till I got up to speed.
Seeing newer mappers getting shit thrown at them for not knowing things that aren't obvious for someone without insider knowledge pains my soul 24/7 tbh