The only thing completely common to every message board that I have ever seen on the internet is the constant bitching about the good ol days. See, it's basically all Nietzsche: if you're not struggling and fighting against the upstart newbs, you're sinking into flaccid decay and corpulence and on the verge of imminent demise due to your own bloated decadence. So cheer up, old skoolers! You're fighting the good fight!