I was an admin for a big Smash Bros forum for several years and yeah, this all sounds pretty familiar. Our community was huge, but it was always the same small group of regulars that stayed consistent throughout the years. As a result, it got to be an exclusive little clubhouse, and having to observe and monitor their shenanigans got pretty dark. Running that scene was surreal and terrible, and was totally more than I bargained for.

As hamfisted as it might seem, that ending text would probably help a lot of the people from those kinds of communities.