I think the AZ-family is great.
I've made a lot of new friends on here, and as a direct result of AZ and it's people I've travelled to Philippines and Derby City Classic to play pool. I've met dozens of AZ'ers, and all of them have been nice, friendly and best of all, they share my passion for pool.
My only regret about AZ is that I didn't find this site earlier, and that I can't travel around for all kind of events and meet a lot more of the people posting here.
If you have negative experiences with AZ it is probably a reason for that. Maybe you are a negative person?
Agreed 100%