Every word you have mentioned is true excluding
the last sentence where you mention this forum is joke. NO. Absolutely no. Because
we all have learned from it a lot 
However, as you said some senior members try to
impose their suggestions on members, and when someone not follow them, they
start using the cheap tricks to tease them.
For example, I need to find the shocks for my
car. The members keep imposing their suggestion on me to buy the new ones. Buy
the new ones in the price range of 55-60K.
But if my pocket does not allow it. then?
I bought all 4 shocks from junk yard in 8K only
and its over 3 weeks these are going absolutely fine. But still seniors (like
Jamal shah) keep teasing like aunties. And the worst part is that no mod take
any decision against them.