There was an influx of some immature users that wanted to have flame wars. Kids that didn't have anything better to do I guess. They would hijack threads they knew nothing about just to stir the shit around. There wasn't enough consistent moderation/banning to keep that behavior in check. And when these users did participate, it was more along the lines of name your top five horror movies or Linnea Quigley jugs kick ass. Didn't take long for alot of the serious posters to give up or move to greener pastures. A few bad apples spoiled the barrel IMHO.