Another hobby of mine is working on cars, mainly hondas and nissans; among others. I used to frequent a message board for that too, called Honda-Tech.com. I still go there for info when I need it, but don't browse and read posts like I do here. EVERY thread has an arguement in it. Lots of fighting and whatnot, it gets really annoying. I affectionately refer to it as Hater-Tech now.
When I first came here, all I had known was the vibe on HT. I came here and everyone seemed so friendly to the point of being corny. Now this is the board that I spend my time on at work (in between spreadsheets of course *wink*).
Critique on how someone cares for a pet is like walking on ice. Some people take high offense when they are doing something others disagree with.