That is a disturbing issue unto itself.
concerning the entities who are to run this place...
And yes...inevitably they should be involved in studying and answering such questions pertinent to our continued existence.

I have only noticed the severity of the nastiness in the start up discussions, and haven't really examined other areas here ..
It seemed more prominent to me in that field of interest.
I now will be looking about in other threads for such behaviour...
I am relieved in only the fact that it isn't just myself noticing this behaviour...otherwise I would rather be completely wrong and believe everyone is getting along fine.
But I see the world at large pressing in here at TMO
In the form of the contagion plaguing the planet now.
The lack of civility toward one another.
The inability of social graces.
"civilization" is built upon the foundation of civil behaviour of people to one another.
And that is disappearing from this world at a very rapid rate.
If folks grandparents (and for the younger people their great grandparents) were around today, they would be telling many of them to mind their tongues, behave, show some dignity, restraint, allowance for others their opinion, think before they speak what their words will result in.
But I think many nowadays never grew up with what used to be called "good manners" , and instead grew up being told to speak their mind before thinking through the ramifications of their words.
I think wicket that if it is as pervasive throughout the forum as you say, then TMO is a microcosm of the same worldly problems today.
If such is the case.
And if it cannot be stamped out ..and proper dialogue and proper conversation cannot be made the standard the way it should be.
Then ...even though I dislike the fact that it would mean fewer folks in the forum, perhaps a more severe segregation ..of the forum is an answer if the toxicity issues cannot be rectified.
such as division of the forum...a hard separation ..
Maemo oriented devices, os's, software and discussion ranging from the 770 to the n9 and os's ranging from the first to the most recent maemo leste.
On one side of the TMO fence
and on the other ..all else.
Or at worst purge all else...other than Maemo oriented discussion.
The sub forums, the threads the posts, that have no maemo relation.
make the place Talk Maemo in actuality.
That may flush out the worst behaviour if there isn't a platform for it.

Have you noticed in maemo specific oriented threads any of this behaviour ...wicket?
Or have you noticed this only in topics other than maemo?
Or have you noticed it in both?

I am curious all around concerning the issue...
I would like to understand it better, and figure out a way of dealing with it before our place here is in jeopardy .