You are always going to get mixed opinions and clashes of personality on forums.
As you say Sean, when people actually meet up they tend to realise how much they have in common with everyone else and generally everyone gets on just fine.
A bit of banter is good, some just need to remember to not get personal about things.
The problem with text is that it is just text, emotion etc is hard to come across. Liberal use of smilies is required!