Yeah, what Syag said about going back to threads after the fact is very true. I go back and look at old threads where I thought everyone was being hostile, and then realize that, if anything, I was the hostile one.
It’s funny that the CR still appears hostile to people coming in after the old Zionist War threads. Those were hardcore. We had some posters back then who were very religious left (one even described himself as Open Orthodox) who were much more antagonistic towards Chareidim than today’s posters. We still have MO posters who have stuck around and I consider to be generally moderate and respectful, but none of us sounded moderate back then. This is probably exactly how I will reflect upon the Chabad Wars 3 years from now.