I get what you're saying and agree with you that there tends to be an elitist slant within this community, but that courtesy is a two-way street. I don't think it's that much to ask that people to put in the bare minimum to respect the spaces they enter without having to be cajoled to do so by others, and in turn, I do my best to respect the communities I visit both online and offline.

I actually rescinded my downvote after they added the tag because they were following the rules at that point, in spite of my misgivings about the project.