I've never seen one of these 'Everybody be nice like me' threads turn out well - not on any internet forum. Not when it's a nice guy doing it, and not when it's a not-so-nice guy doing it.
The forum dynamics get established over time, they ebb and they flow, but the changes either occur naturally over time, or a moderator steps in and imposes some new rules because things have gotten out of hand.
I'm missing where things have gotten 'hostile'. Even over on the autograph side, things don't seem too bad. It's the internet - if it's not working for you, go out in real life more.
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