Yes, I do know that many users request help with programming. But so do I, and most of the times, I get it. So, it would be pretty unfair if I got help and didn't give any. I think, once, I even actually swore that I'm never going to help demoers with programming again, but never planned to actually keep that promise anyway.
Seriously, I like helping people, when there's use of it. And I think others on this forum do too. It's really nice if you see that the person you've just helped has learned something thanks to you. Of course, the downside of this is when they just keep insisting on getting the code, without any effort on their side, but those threads usually just die.
And yes, I can think of the improvement suggestions that are going to come from the open-configs. But the sooner the people stop replying with stuff like "boo, stupidest idea ever!!", the sooner the threads will die. Also, it's not "cruisers", it's "people". Your character doesn't depend on what you use a game for. Yes, there are some really unique cases among the cruisers, I definitely agree on that one. But isn't it the same with racers, drifters, etc?