And of course this is the best way to sow unity on the forum, bearing in mind there's only a handful of posters, and maybe half of them 'sceptic'. So I wonder who you are referring to as posting 'viciously nasty' posts and what do you expect as a response, a meek agreement?
Great moderation. Way to go. Your bias clouds your judgement.
There are plenty of fora and other social media platforms where like minded posters can feel free to spew out their anonymous bile to their hearts content.
I believe this forum to be unique in allowing members of all opinions and none to express themselves. Can you name half a dozen fora where I or anyone else sharing my views would be welcome to post? I doubt it. Whereas I could indicate hundreds where any sceptic member of this forum would be welcomed with open arms.
Therefore for me and perhaps others like me this forum is particularly precious and I really dislike witnessing it being trashed whether deliberately or not.