-- This particular board is nothing -but- arguing. There's
another Goth forum that is much more mature and is pretty much the opposite of this one in every way while still being Goth.
-- Check out the 'ignore list' feature. It's a wonderful little device that will save you much trolling.
-- People are trying to encourage you to like what you like, regardless of the label. That's all. But if you want to explore the culture to see if it's something you like, there's certainly nothing wrong with that either imo. =)