Oh man... where to begin responding...
Nowadays, people can't even state their opinion without someone slandering them for not feeling the same way as them. It's what really is depriving society in general of their character. It's sad. Really. If people were to be more accepting of other people's opinions then maybe some character can return. There'll always be those immature people who think they're always right or can't take a different opinion.
Personally, I blame what gaming has evolved into for this loss of character. What was " getting your friends together and having a grand ol time playing games" has turned into "Cussing people out and being mad bro". This stuff makes me wanna stop playing video games altogether. Why? Cause it's not fun. Getting frustrated pretty much ruins the game for anyone.
People love to gossip. It's in their nature(for most people anyway). When someone hears something like "So and so is leaving this person", "This person did this", "She's leaving", ect, they make it into a big deal and act like if the president stopped by. But honestly, most of it doesn't even need to be said (or posted in this case).
And as for people getting those who feel that Halo 4 sucks... I have no words to say... at least without repeating myself.
I may not know of the "Glory Days" of this fourm, but I agree with you tenfold. We need to get over ourselves, stop nitpicking other people for small things and try to become this awesome community where you can have a great time talking to people and not being cursed out for expressing your feelings towards something.