The system has nothing to do with being friendly. It does have a lot to do with the format: this is a Q&A site, not a forum, and as such, answers must answer the question asked. It's one of the fundamental principles of the site. (You did not answer that, btw.)

Comments are meant to clarify the question. You wanted to answer the question in a comment, and could not. The system worked. Your answer was migrated because it also included a complaint about the site itself, which is supposed to be addressed in meta. FWIW, almost every site has questions in meta about friendliness. People often confuse adhering to principles with unfriendliness.

Breezing through a red light and getting a ticket is not due to the officer being unfriendly. Breaking into a queue and getting reprimanded for it has nothing to do with unfriendliness. That's a false equivalency.

This site is very friendly to newcomers, as are most beta sites. Are the principles applied in a 100% consistent manner? No, because there are many more visitors to the site than there are moderators to moderate it. People then resort to crying unfair.

There's nothing unfair about one person getting caught going through a red light and another escaping undetected. It's a matter of there being a limited number of law officers to monitor the situation. Mostly society relies on the ability of people to realize the benefit to themselves in obeying laws.

The system has nothing to do with being friendly. It does have a lot to do with the format: this is a Q&A site, not a forum, and as such, answers must answer the question asked. It's one of the fundamental principles of the site. (The question you asked did not answer the OP's question, btw.)

Comments are meant to clarify the question. You wanted to answer the question in a comment, and could not. The system worked. Your question was migrated because it also included a complaint about the site itself, which is supposed to be addressed in meta. FWIW, almost every site has questions in meta about friendliness. People often confuse adhering to principles with unfriendliness.

Breezing through a red light and getting a ticket is not due to the officer being unfriendly. Breaking into a queue and getting reprimanded for it has nothing to do with unfriendliness. That's a false equivalency.

This site is very friendly to newcomers, as are most beta sites. Are the principles applied in a 100% consistent manner? No, because there are many more visitors to the site than there are moderators to moderate it. People then resort to crying unfair.

There's nothing unfair about one person getting caught going through a red light and another escaping undetected. It's a matter of there being a limited number of law officers to monitor the situation. Mostly society relies on the ability of people to realize the benefit to themselves in obeying laws.