I think that people have been rather tame, probably because she is a female.
I feel that if you post pics of your car, your welcoming comments on your car. I don't know why people get so upset. It is the fricking internet afterall.
I have not been part of this group for that long but it does not seem like it is going down the tubes at all. If you can't take the honest opinions of others, maybe an internet forum is not the best place to be.
Maybe if I think a car stinks, I will just throw out the old "I can respect the work that has gone into it." The PC police are going too far these days.
Anyway, this is just my opinion so put that in your pipe and smoke it.