And how exactly do you know that I know nothing? I've lurked (not here but elsewhere) and done my own research long enough to at least have a decent enough understanding to back what I say. Not once did I give out the intention that I was superior in any way (if you can show me an example), I know I'm nowhere near the level of guys like mclarenf1papa (physics) or Trawa (visuals) but I've never pretended to be regardless. The exception was that bit with lorelord, but that was just a heavy misunderstanding on my part that he quickly cleared up.
I sound like a broken record at this point but we're talking about the basics, you don't need to have 70 years of AC modding experience to know how to follow the first step.
Besides, the only mods I truly call out are paid ones and to an extent encrypted ones (I'd only call out free unencrypted ones if their quality was untruthfully being boasted about because that would just be misinformation at that point). And why not? Paid mods are going to be subject to harsher criticism but that is fully justified because you are literally requiring people to pay money for it. If you can't follow Step 1., you shouldn't be charging money for it simple as that.
Again, it's a backwards mentality to think "please follow the basics" is considered "harsh criticism" or "shooting sentences like a judge." or "very feel-superior behaviour" when that request ideally shouldn't have to even be a request in the first place. It'd be a different story if I was going after things like model topology or how packed the ao is or something like that, but I'm not