It’s sad that you, and by the looks of it several others feel this way.Thank you. I used to love it here- and now it’s like a Dystopian Hell!
I think it’s just a natural result of more users coming in, it’s easier to instigate a conflict with users you don’t recognise. So the discussions will automatically become less respectful with more users around.
I guess it also increases the likelihood of someone having an issue with something being said when more people read each post.
Try to ignore the posts that clearly create conflict and focus on the nice ones. The introduction section is usually full of nice people