First of all, welcome, that is a valid question wiffleaxe. Like any site, it's impossible to completely insulate any discussion completely unless we were to become a gated community, which is something that has occasionally come up. As it is, you can ignore and mute other users. When you ignore a user, their content doesn't show up in your feed and you essentially don't see anything they post, but they could still comment on your posts. When you "mute" a user, they can no longer comment on anything you post. You've essentially "silenced" them. That said, they can still comment in other peoples posts that you partake in.

We are very aware of potential threats to the overall good-natured community we have and are open to suggestions. As new needs arise, we develop new methods. There is no doubt that having an "influx" of users presents new challenges, but that is a great way to test what we have created and to present new opportunities for change.

Bring it on!

Hope you enjoy yourself here wiffleaxe, feel free to PM me if you have any questions.