I have been around these boards for several years now, and what people refer to as the "glory days" was a time where other sites all over the internet were starting to become laced with rudeness and bile, which is belatedly now coming here, especially in the general discussion threads. Some of the stuff that gets posted used to be completely unheard of, and would probably have either been shut down by moderators, or shouted down by members who were good at policing ourselves. More than once did I see someone make a comment such as "I am a conservative too, but you went too far." those days are gone, and too may people "own the truth," or at least think they do.