I think this tends to happen on really big forums. You just get a larger mix of people and the jerks start to come out. I read bladeforums a lot but don't post much because of the environment. The few times I have posted it has been in the Busse or Swamp Rat forum if that tells you anything.

I read the www.ar15.com forum a lot also but don't post too much for the same reason. It is a very large site and there are a lot of elitists and jerks. Honestly I don't post here very much either but this is definitely a friendlier environment than the bigger forums.