What was the culture of this forum a decade ago?

[rainier2004]

I have been here for a short time now and have collected for over 25 years. I read on this forum how the discussions used to better, less drama, less personal attacks and overall a great sense of a collecting community. So I am curious to know what it was like.

How many of the threads were truly about cards, how often was new knowledge brought into the hobby relative to the current forum?

How much was corruption or the bad part of the hobby discussed in comparison?

I know there were personal attacks, archive has a big mouth, but how were they different then now?

Where is the knowledge of the average person on this forum relatively speaking? How would the average guy of 2013 compare to someone from 2005?

I guess some of the collectors here evolved and changed quite a bit, I would assume some you can see that in other members on this board?

I just really want to get the feel for the board from 2005 or older. Weird thread, thanks for any help.