This isn't in any way an apology or justification for our bad behaviour. We are responsible for continuing the drama that started so many years ago on the AOL boards. I blame myself only for responding reflexively to the same old crap time after time.
However, I've seen quite a bit of drama, argument and all-around nastiness among the regulars on this board also, and from the comments it seems to have been going on for years, the same as the AOL crap.
The bottom line is that I immediately felt comfortable here, knowing that our bad behaviour wasn't going to lower measurably the tone of this forum.
Right on Sister, I'm down with mocking rightwingers, and I don't care if they mock me for political reasons.
I'm not down with the email stalking, disclosing private information, and the bizarro world obessions.
But, I can totally get down with some cussing and mocking of Cons. Hell, I survived 8 years of being called a terrorist loving traitor by Bush voters. I didn't give a crap! One has to have a thick skin on political forums.