I agree, Catherine, Razz, and Rosa. For my part, I am trying to be less negative by
1. Ignoring posts that I think are really out of line
2. Responding to the pain that I am observing in some of the posts, and expressing empathy and sympathy where appropriate
3. Refusing to talk about people in the third person--if I want to respond to another poster, respond directly to them, but I really dislike this talking about other people in the third person

That is what I am trying to do, for me, in response to this situation on our forums. Don't know if it helps or not, but all I can do is control me and attempt to be the change I want to see and all that.

But Catherine and Rosa, I agree, I want our old happy forum back.