I have to agree with several of the complaints above. I am still a relatively new member of this forum, and was quite interested at first because the level of comment / debate seemed to be a step above some other forums. Unfortunately I also find a lot of clutter, with pictures of cartoon characters or other off-topic depictions, and comments which I take to be in-jokes which may be fun to some but not terribly meaningful to some others.
When a thread veers drastically off topic it should be chopped off or moved to another area. A discussion of the Trump tower which somehow morphs into a discussion of Ayn Rand should be lifted out of the section entirely and moved over to Politics, where those who remain interested can follow it to their hearts content.
I also think basic courtesy and consideration have a place. I don't know the member whose style seems to have changed recently, but I wonder how he is reacting if, possibly responding to some previous criticism, he is trying to "upgrade" the contributions he makes, and is still mocked for it (can't win??). A few of these recent comments aimed at him or about him also reflect poorly IMO. By all means let's have debate and disagreement, but let's keep it respectful.