Wow a debate was developed. Anyway I think that the use of tools is good for NL, but the only thing is that they are not available to everyone, which makes it a bit unfair. I would take hours learning how to use the NL tools.... if they ever became available to me. And Real, one who spends 100 hours making a track using tools will obviously have a FAR better track then the person who spent 100 hours on a hand-made track, that is unless the hand-made track designer is uber good, and the person with the tools is using it for the first time, which is an unlikely case. If tools were implemented and built into NL, there would of never been this discussion, or at least as much of it as there is.
I am not sure why TJ and Edge said that they agree on the fact that people have become way to picky on rating a coaster, when they are picky themselves. Just to put up a flame shield, I am picky aswell (or at least by today's standards), but who wants to ride a coaster that is unrideable and unrealistic? Might as well not make a coaster.
Either way I think debates are good to have, to get everyone's feelings out and keep the site active, everyone is different and has different opinions, so chances are this will never be solved.