I'm sad to hear that you guys feel the way you do about HA. I spend most of my time there, mostly battling trolls and haters, but I find it amusing, and the senior most members do have a camaraderie with each other and with the members who actually contribute to the site. I understand that there isn't much moderation, and why that might be a problem for some people, but for a girl like me, the freedom of speech is all for the better. I'm a bit of a Libertarian and a Darwinist myself and I think HA helps provide our community with the benefits of open discussion of ideas and of the natural selection that takes place as a consequence.
~BB~