I like to think of CR as singing lead for Lynyrd Skynyrd...
As an open thought to CR, I think this has happened before, and will happen again:
1. Some new members show up on CR and start aggravating people
2. Some established members on CR get annoyed and start complaining about how things used to be and how there are too many trolls around
3. Most everyone (trolls and CR elite alike), despite the chaos and complaining, is satisfied and finds CR entertaining on some level
4. The aggravating trolls either are eventually driven away or change satisfactorily and assimilate with CR
5. And CR waits until the next batch of aggravating trolls arrive, and the process repeats itself
I'll go on the record and say that I think this newest batch of members - the Mr. Asshole guy and mjrsplat and so forth - are annoying for sure. However, it's also my opinion that, no matter how small your group is, there's always going to be stratification - someone's always going to be the dumbass, there's always going to the the "bottom of the barrel." So, in a weird way, clowns like these help maintain a sort of homeostasis here, a balance wherein a steady supply of fodder is supplied and CR doesn't regress to cannabalism.