Okay, so after reading the BTW Joke thread and having a good few lols I've realised something fairly serious and saddening.
People really seem to hate other people assisting them.
Is it because they feel they should be completely independent? Do they feel they should be the sole name in everyone's head for their hard work and effort? No, they're quite simply pretentious and self centred. The biggest thing that really gets me about these people, is that they spend so much of their time working on a particular thing, and then when someone else distributes it (Giving them credit, this is NOT in any way to be confused with me condoning plagiarism; at all!) they go batshit crazy complaining to both other modders and fans alike. It's downright fucking mad. What's more, is when they try and cover their asses with obvious bullshit.
Taken from the Minecraft Forums Topic "Better Than Wolves Mod" Page 902
"Far from it. The mod-pack never had the permission of any of the mod-authors involved to include their mods and kaker has absolutely refused to remove any mod at an author's request. It's basically come across as a big FU to modders from the start, as did the the Yogscast promoting it, and I'm not the only one that took it that way (although I may be the most vocal in speaking out about it)."
Firstly, even if Kaker did not have permission, as long as Kaker cites the sources the mods are from, provides a link to said modders thread and says in an obvious way that it was created by said modder and provides some kind of support for that modder, there is no way that it's bad. I fail to see the problem with making a modpack and then providing a way for people to see whom made it, as well as see how great it is when combined with other mods.
Secondly, how can a video spotlight containing YOUR mod, promoting YOUR mod, and even giving YOUR mod popularity be a big fuck you to modders? That's like saying someone drinking a can of Pepsi in a video game is a big fuck you to the company behind Pepsi. It's purely advertising, that is all.
This is just a short rant, really. I'm unbiased in this scenario, I use Technic every now and then but it isn't my main use of minecraft (It runs pretty slow on my laptop and it's in more a "Modern, Industrialised" direction. Whereas I personally prefer a RPG Style Minecraft. (Well, more medieval than RPG style since I've tried that ridiculous mod out and I personally despise it) However, without this modpack I would be completely oblivious to ComputerCraft and RedPower. I just think FlowChild's personal attacks on Eloraam are stupid, arrogant, and very obnoxious. He's purely jealous of her skill from what I can see, if anyone has any proof to debunk my opinion, please share it. I'd rather be embarrassed and informed than self righteous and misinformed. My quick question is that I've read the Forestry modder deliberately broke compatibility with Technic, is this true?