The arguments and snark don't keep me off this site. I don't contribute a whole lot but I still get useful information and enjoy the daily updates in my email inbox when I wake up.
On another note, it is interesting to contrast Audiogon to other sites that have a different angle like Audiokarma. I haven't viewed that site for awhile, and while I do remember some bickering, they don't seem to have blowups like this one.