That people who bicker on the board get along in person. In 2001 and I attended my first meeting of what was then known as the Las Vegas Chapter. I hadn't known many people before that, but I saw two people who fought on the board joking and getting along. I knew then that it was all in good nature and that for the most part people are friendly to one another.
The problem is people who don't meet others or come to the Convention don't get to see this.
Barry