Websites don't belong to the community.

Yes, that's right.

Far too often I see member's of a community on any number of websites assuming that just because they don't think the site should run the way it does, it should change, or that a possible decision shouldn't be made because they don't like it on the site.

A website is owned by a person, a group, or a company/organisation.

It is up to the site owners what does and doesn't, can and can't happen on a site.

Yes, most sites value their communities and take them into consideration when considering any changes/additions to the site, but the community DOES NOT RUN the site.

Repeatedly making comments about something when they have been shot down by the community as a whole or by the site owner will not make a difference.

People far too often forget that sites are not a community item, but something owned by someone.

Edit: I'd just like to clarify that this is not strictly aimed at any one site, and chances are if you're reading this, it's not aimed at what you think it is. This is just something I've been thinking about for a while.