Is Catan changing Xbox Live?

In what could truly be considered a statistical improbability for Xbox Live, Joystiq made it through more than Joystiqs fair share of rounds in Catan without any player-related issues.
Everyone Joystiq met who makes it through a full game gets a good approval rating and nobody (and Joystiq actually mean nobody) has deserved a complaint or negative review.
No pre-pubescent screams, no racist/sexist/homophobic statements ... sure, there's expletive dropping -- but it's all in proper context.

Is civility actually possible on Xbox Live?