That was my feeling too, Tshern, but it wasn't being confined. In all of it's iterations, it just wasn't confined to one spot and was spilling over. Someone would let loose in the bitching forum or the DoW and then drag it into another, on topic thread with snide, shitty comments against the person they have now decided they have a personal vendetta against.
And I don't want these to be forums where people feel free to insult and berate fellow posters. And that is happening too much.
Overall though, it just says "negativity is ok" and that's not the tone I want to set. Negativity will happen, of course, but I don't want it to be so... sanctioned. Does that make sense?
I'm not opposed to leaving the area, re-naming it, re-focusing it, and cleaning it up, but I want help with the refocus.