Even though we seem to have moved away from the subject I just wanna throw this out there...
I've had people make fun of me and say horrid things about me that go on the forums. And I've also had a few people threaten to beat me until I couldn't move that are from the forums as well, but that hasn't stopped me from going to an event that I like.
I guess I'm trying to say take what people say on the internet with a grain of salt. And the people on the kumoricon forums have always been like this, it just hasn't been out in the open. Because hell, I remember when I first got involved with people here in 2008 and there was tons of **** talking and generally douchey things going on. People are just doing it more openly now. It happens in any section/group of people.
Edit: I mean 2007, hurr durr. I can't even remember dates. That's when I started meeting people on the forums though.