More to the point, and as you alluded to earlier with your "too late" comment, there's a strong element of self-selection: the people who really don't like the atmosphere here have either left, or indeed never joined. David and Lily, ChrisA, Jayne and Divissima have either left or good as. A number of teachers I've suggested post here have said they took a look and decided it wasn't something they'd want to be involved in - basically because of all the bitching and negativity.
Still - "the lurkers support me in email" has always been a pretty weak comment. At the end of the day, it's up to the people here to choose what atmosphere they want. It's just a shame that at least from my perspective, the people who leave tend to be the most knowledgable and helpful posters.
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