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I've seen this sort of thing happen on a lot of Internet boards. Technical hobbies unfortunately do seem to attract egos and bullying. The best ones seem to peak then be taken over by trolls. It's the way of things.
It's not just the board. In fact it's not just hobbies. It happens within the scientific community and within other workplaces too. History's full of it.
All you can do is try to maintain your own composure and remain civil, while fully realising that there is a wide gamut of other attitudes. So people will want to be civil. Others contribute to bignote themselves. Others to help. Still others just to stir.
When it all gets too much, say what you have to then walk away and do some observing or planning or spend time with your family. Life's too short to waste on misunderstandings and quite frankly on individuals that have social attitude problems.
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