this seems to happen this time of year, many of the newer posters or lurkers seem to voice their opinions until after the holidays. agreed that negative and snarky comments have kept me laying low lately because a simple comment can bring on a bunch of snarky comments and gets more people wound up.
totally agree with you Anna, we are a nicer and more respectful community than i've seen lately. it just seems like there has been an influx of new posters with the onset of Halloween and hope the new posters stick around but also some need to relax and enjoy the game and forum more with less negativity :)