Eric,

i also find the tone of the forum sometimes bitter and i admitt being a perpertrator of that myself although i sincerly work on keeping bitterness at a minimum. i don't care for the bitterness element of this forum. problem is if i zero in on those i consider bitter posters then i'll miss those really quality posts that those very same folks so often make. whats the old saying ya gotta take the bitter with the sweet...
as far as the crazies aspect, well i can't help there either. the forum topic IMHO begs the question am i crazy or what? (snicker). it's a difficult topic to discuss with statements that are falsefiable.
i must say i don't know of a single person that posts in this forum that is not truly interested in the topic.

regards, tim