" By the time it was done, most of the truly knowledgeable people were fed up with the clubhouse and gossip atmosphere, and were already gone.

It was squandered by a group of megalomaniac control freaks, who cared more about controlling what posters said about each other, and censoring information that offends them, than they did about the database resource"

You can't have it both ways. If you want it uncontrolled then you have to put up with those who want the clubhouse and gossip atmosphere.