[Artemis]

People of all walks of life, a wide range of personalities ranging from very nice, decent people to sketchy individuals with bad intentions (beware of scammers on the prowl in the Classifieds: recently joined, low post count member pushing you into a deal is usually a tell-tale sign that trouble is looming).

Camaraderie, passion, appreciation, respect, jealousy, frustration, hurt feelings, trolling, hate, etc.: you name it, it's all part of society and so it's also reflected here. No matter the effort, do not expect everyone to like you or appreciate what you do and post - it's impossible. There may always be a 'haters gonna hate' individual around who likes to intentionally rain on someone else's parade, to stir up others.

But disrespect is increasingly trending. Especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, some think that they can go rogue or toxic, pretending that they are merely using their freedom of speech. Faced by this adverse trend, admin and moderators shifted gears: less leniency. Prior to messing with forum rules (for example an attempt to corrupt a thread by politicizing it), do mind that you are just a few mouse-clicks away from losing some or all of your privileges. And do not expect to bargain the terms of your penalty - you had your chance not to violate a forum rule, you blew it, now face the consequences of your choice. In the past I already made pleas to admin to unban a couple of members, but most who were resuscitated also blew their 'second life' chance.

Also trending: spam infesting the forums (especially SEO spam). Threads are sanitized by admin and moderators almost on a daily basis. Zero tolerance: permanent ban.