On a sidenote.. quite interestign to see how people interact here as opposed to say the morrowinf board. Almost like the harshness of the world gets to people

It's perhaps more because Morrowind is an older game and if you're still actively involved in the Morrowind community you either have a significant investment in it or you've picked it up as a cult game in which case you're well-informed enough to not do clueless things.
E: This forum is bad enough, though. Compare it to any decent one and it's stiflingly soft-edged.