Yes, I see your point Bez - but you can't blame folk for distrusting any new greenies, since the "in" thing seems to be cloning the tried and true. Takes a while to work out who's really who - but that bit doesn't really bother me. If people are "OK", I'll chat to them, whatever.
I can't say whether the site's got worse or not, because i've only been here for a few months, but like i say, i think when regulars are on, night after night, this sort of thing's bound to blow up now and again. I've heard a few people say - well yes, it was "bad" the other night - but it livens the place up. Therefore, some folk find it all entertaining, by the sound of things,