No worries, but I don't have that impression at all. It's generally the most civil high traffic site I've ever seen.
It might depend on the subreddits you visit and subscribe to.
http://reddit.com/r/askscience
http://reddit.com/r/Scholar
http://reddit.com/r/philosophy...
I setup a subreddit for hair loss today:
http://www.reddit.com/r/tressless/
PM me on reddit if you'd like to be a moderator. I don't want to censor anything, but kicking out spammers would be nice.