Thanks for that post, Soren. I think you are pretty spot on with your observations.
People think and say a lot of things about a lot of things. I'm glad some of you find Pinside even remotely useful and/or entertaining!
I for one appreciate all the nice comments. The moderators and I work hard to make Pinside a cool resource and useful to all pinball enthusiasts out there. But we cannot control what people post or how they behave online. We can moderate, we can ban, but ultimately we do not make the content - that's up to you!
Personally, I think we (all the people on this forum) are doing quite well, considering the huge divide/polariation in America (and elsewhere) and I sincerely hope we can all come together through something as trivial and fun and amazing as pinball.
And remember that we have ignore/drain buttons if things really become unbearable for you
Be well, be nice!