Expectation too high... We're talkin 'people'/humanoids, not elephants....
'Balance' is also a matter of perspective... but is always a 'mix'. You'll get 'pragmatic', touchy/feely, obnoxious, mellow, snarky, considerate, and every other level of 'content' that a human can generate. Some posters tend to be more consistent in each of these 'types'...
I have been on here for some years, left for some years, and now back for some months... It's pretty much the same... some of the forums are very supportive (50+) and informative in many ways, some are very informative & supportive (C&V), some are informative with an 'image' to uphold (Road) and some find 'contention' just suits their comfort...
At the moment I have no need to use an 'Ignore' list - that's easily accomplished in my mind....
ALL posts are 'opinion', how one presents that opinion colors how others will view ALL of your contributions, even the one which might be 'worthy' of consideration.
some only post 'contention' to other posts - they're very obvious...
I've gotten some great info in the forums I visit - and tend to 'filter' quickly and move on...
Sometimes I go to other forums to learn more about areas of cycling I'm mostly ignorant of... need to apply same filtering.
My Opinion - The need to personally attack another, on such a remote connection, is a manifestation of a very low self-image, or an extreme hyperbolization of self.
sort of like politics...
Be Calm, Be Real, Move On...
Ride On
Yuri
EDIT - BTW, this 'condition' applies to ALL the forums I've ever spend/spent time in... Ski, Outdoors, Hockey, Photography, and on.... LOL!
its endemic, prolly genetic.... LOL!