for whatever reason, smack talking and surf forums seems to work together. There seems to be a generalized pride about being better then the next guy.
I ran a local surf forecasting site for Delaware back in the day, and I got so annoyed with some of the bashing going on, that I just shut down the forum. But, I've learned over the years that hiding behind the walls of the internet, there will always be those who want to express their aggression in ways that they can't face to face... I've become less personally sensitized to what is posted in the forums.
If everyone just stuck to positive, optimistic forum threads, the forums might get pretty quiet

But, believe it or not, there are some good discussions that arise!
Be a leader, start a significant thread!