One thing these threads are good for is to provide a record of just how many people got fed up, left, and then came back. They aren't much different than my occasional posts complaining about that which sucks here. The threads are perhaps intended to get others to straighten up and be nicer.

What we learn is that the only person we have a reliable effect on is ourselves. We either a) learn how to filter out the crap, b) we leave, or c) stay and bitch about what other people do incessantly (also SSDD). I'm a bit between a) and c), but strive to be a more constant a). I can't imagine being here for any length of time and enjoying it withOUT developing a filter.