the habit I am referring to is a concerted effort by some se members to disrupt, undermine and I would call sabotage the new rules.
all one has to do is go back to last weeks of november 06 in se. there is an obvious start point for the creation of the new policy.
there is another forum that was begun at that time. some se members joined and there is evidence, when the forum is not locked from public viewing, of a concerted effort to 'report offensive posts', push the envelope of the new policies, and describe certain se members and se moderators in language that is not allowed in any cnet forum.
I would include this OP (opening post) as an example of a mild form of aggression. the author, who has never personally attacked me or vise versa, is expressing a common thread that runs through that other forum.
like anything that is new it takes time to learn new procedures. how many members maybe learned and continue to drive vehicles with manual transmissions? I still do. when I first step into a vehicle with an automatic transmission my left foot still searches for the clutch. depending how long you drive this new experience the more comfortable the trip becomes.