I... don't know about that. About once a week, we all get together to fight over something stupid.
But seriously, it is a bit more like a family over here. I think there's far too many battle lines drawn over in gaming, and too much of a combative attitude — it's weird, because we all share that love of gaming, that first experience of picking up a controller, and realizing how awesome this entire hobby is. So, why are we fighting all the time, instead of creating friendships and a sense of community?
Yeah, on new people. I'm really happy with that. When I first started lurking here after the split, it was slow, but I loved it because the reborn site is so well done, and free of all the stuff ruining forums this decade. Some time after signing up, I noticed people really starting to flow in, and it's been non-stop since then. So, it's kind of the best of both worlds right now.