Congratulations, Seibertron family! This is definitely the site I've enjoyed the most as far as TF news, resources, the database/galleries, features (like "hidden treasures"), fan interaction, & hearing a wide variety of people's intelligent & fun opinions.
One of the things I appreciate most about this site is the level of enjoyable discussion on the boards. People have been very helpful, no matter how basic the questions I ask. Though I'm fairly new to Seibertron, from my own experience perusing several other current TF sites over the past year, Seibertron.com mods do the BEST job in maintaining a safe, user-friendly & family-friendly environment on the boards, asking people to post like adults (engaging each other in passionate but respectful discussion) and disciplining people who flame or troll.
I'm sorry to hear the complaint of someone's bad experience in the past, & hope that person might consider giving it a try again & see how awesome the people around here are.
Thanks for the great retrospect; enlightening for us new guys. Looking forward to celebrating the 10th anniversary next year with you!