...visit LFPF. They're a bunch of opinionated eclectic eccentric characters, some threads go on for pages while off topic. I think the mods have given up...
It's ironic that someone would post on APUG referring to members of another bulletin board as opinionated, eccentric characters. It doesn't get any more eccentric than this. Note that I don't consider eccentric a bad thing; APUG is a good place.
The Large Format Photography Forum's moderators haven't "given up" at all. As volunteers who can't read every post made, they must rely on member reports of rules violations. Whenever so notified (or if they discover a transgression while participating themselves), enforcement is swift and severe, especially recently. As a member there for more than one dozen years, I'm both protective of that community and extremely pleased with how it's run.
Whatever forum one visits, be it APUG, LFPF or another, the contributors are humans. Each human has one anus and at least one opinion. Opinion(s)
will be stated. It's part and parcel of social intercourse. The best venue for participating in electronic discussions where others' opinions don't conflict with one's own would be to enter a document in MS Word or equivalent. Close document. Open document and enter a response. Nirvana.