I agree, it is a bummer to read those negative threads with people getting on each others' case. I try to avoid them because they bum me out. At the same time some people offer useful suggestions in those threads, sometimes, and I don't want to miss those.
Buck up, this is still a lot of fun to me and it looks like a lot of people have put extra effort into it by making stats pages, teams pages, tutorials, crack racks and the one floppy wonder, Klinux. A lot of people care about the *TeAm*.
Take a break if you need to. I hope everyone makes peace, it would be a more pleasant place. But try to ignore the bad and see the good folks here and enjoy that part.