^ As I already pointed out, I'm not a moderator. But that would apply to multiple other people who come to this site as well. I'm actually one of the nicer "non-moderators." Stick around for a while and pay attention to how many other non-moderators have jumped on someone because they start a topic and didn't bother to use the search feature.
I think you're being selective in who you think is being elitist. Trust me, you ain't see nothing. Maybe my screen name stands out more than others, but I'm not the only one.