Are the forums getting stupider?

The forums are as usual flooded with newcomers and their crazy ideas, but the broscience has hardened lately, and there are more preemptive reservation, while the veterans are busy fighting eachother; when they did reply, they were often called mean, rude and negative, so I can understand if they got fed up. Threads I've participated in are suddenly removed without notice - that's nothing new, just adding to the uneasy feeling. I don't like where MFP seems to be going. I've only been here for 1 1/2 years, can I hope these are just seasonal changes?