I can’t speak of experience of some other forums but I can tell you that John (MM owner) put a awful lot of though and effort into making this place the opposite of what you mentioned and I hope it stays that way.
I came here from Reddit, and though it is extremely helpful and welcoming at times, most others it’s just people looking for controversial things to say. Rarely anyone posted pictures of their enclosures anymore because you could guarantee someone would say something about a tiny bit of spilt water or “experts” are sure your banana python has mites… Not just spotting.
This place was a god send, the only person that has any attitude on here is @thecrawdfather… And that’s why we love him 
. Really though, I’ve asked staff members questions that they have probably had a thousand times and they have still gone out of their way to help, then I’ve seen others ask the same question and again staff help out without batting a eyelid. John selected not only well educated people but nice people that actually make me enjoy the community a whole lot more.