I think part of what you are seeing in bitcoin is small business style management and behavior, in an industry that has been traditionally one of big businesses.
Precisely this; it's to be expected, given what bitcoin is and where it came from.
There is plenty "wrong" with how things work right now, but I do think it's improving before our eyes. More transparency, scrutiny, and raising of standards will come, no matter how much kicking and screaming it takes.
The amount of kicking and screaming is going to play a large part in determining just where this train is taking us. I invite you to contemplate a universe in which MPOE-PR's forum nickname is WorldBank-PR or IMF-PR.