Sean, I've been to your board though its been awhile. You have "fringe" elements too. Every messeage board does unless you've narrowed down the vistors to a handful.
Maybe you lack understanding of the nature of messageboards. The fringe are not necessarily representative of the core of a board. To avoid a good board because they cannot all be weeded out would be a loss.
It's true sometimes our "own" are eaten. Isn't that what you have done by sweeping a broad stigma on the whole of those that post here? You're guilty of the same by that statement. Further, it's poor taste to promote your board at expense of another.
I will state that while people have called Sean thin skinned, Freepers are too. How many times has Sean been viciously attacked and ridiculed for the fun of it? He turns around and has a negative impression of the board and suddenly those that told him to grow a thick skin can't take it. Freepers that engaged in that conduct have to take some blame for his impression of the board as well.
What would a board be without the "fringe(s)". It would be like a cake without the icing. You need some fringe, or things get a little boring, imo.