The main reason I created CZ was to give Cowboys fans a place to get together to discuss the Cowboys without being harassed and trolled by fans of other teams.
I will admit I never expected Cowboys fans to become so divisive among themselves, but that is more of a reflection of the internet and society as a whole rather than specific to this site. There is way too much "you either agree with me or I hate you" thinking these days throughout the world and that includes the internet.
I guess I am less affected by this because I really don't care which players or coaches we win with. I just want to win. When we don't, I want new coaches and players. That's not because I hate the old ones but more so because I want to see changes that provide a little optimism of some kind for the next season.
I get complaints from users all the time from all sides of arguments. I get people complaining that CZ is too negative and filled with too many haters. I get people complaining that CZ is filled with too many Cowboys homers. In the end, if both sides are complaining, that at least means we're doing something right here
Despite what some people may say about CZ, I think the staff and the users do a pretty good job of keeping the discussions and debates as civil as possible given nastiness you find elsewhere on the internet and on other discussion sites.
Let's face it, no matter how much you love the Cowboys, there's only so much "rah rah" you can listen to with no counter thoughts when we are over 20 years since our last Super Bowl run. No matter how much you hate some Cowboys players, coaches and/or the front office, there is only so much hate and so many rants you can listen to with no counter thoughts without finding yourself leaving the site each visit feeling worse than when you arrived.
One thing I have always said is that "winning solves a lot of problems." When/if the Cowboys ever win another Super Bowl, the atmosphere will improve considerably on CZ. That is, at least until the next season happens and they don't win one.
I think the staff here (not talking about me) does a great job of keeping the homers and haters inside a wide, but manageable, area of civility that helps make this site worth spending our time on each day.
For me, CZ has been around so long that I enjoy socializing among friends and familiar faces who provide brief moments of escape in my busy and sometimes very hectic life.
The users here make the site worth visiting for me because the Cowboys sure haven't helped much lately