You're right, Gormuu, the topic is interesting and Skrullzy or anyone certainly shouldn't be disparage for starting discussions like this. I guess the countless examples of forum spam and astroturfing on the internet have made me too cynical (I actually had to look at Skrullzy's post count before I was sure it was for real).

I'd also hoped my take on the subject would be seen as humorous rather than an admonishment, but I can see how you'd read it the other way. Maybe I should finally relent and start using smileys and emoticons and whatnot.

But back to the subject at hand: I wonder if DC (and others) intentionally turn a blind eye to stuff like this for fear of causing a Streisand effect.