[j4yav]

I’m an older hacker, and it was kind of the same back then too. We called them script kiddies.

[_jal]

Script kiddies will always be with us.

It doesn't catch all of them, but a decent defense against the worst of that lot is a second forum that requires reading comprehension for access.

[j4yav]

Some of them even turn into contributors, eventually.

[_jal]

That is very true; lots of people do manage to grow up. A big part of the issue is just that smart, disaffected 16 year olds are just awful to be around. I know because I was one.