Bill, I tend to agree with you (for the most part). Most of us who have been around a while have seen our fair share of skirmishes. Generally there are a few guys who like the dust ups (or tend to somehow always be involved in some way) but for the most part the VAST majority are just here to share knowledge and learn from eachother as well as share in a similar hobby.
Dennis
P.S. Also, a large part of the credit should go to the mods too...they do a good job of walking a fine line.
Dennis