The 2 or 3 boards I follow are not just pumper boards here at Agoracom. They let negative posts stand all the time. The difference between bring a negative argument to the table and actually bashing a company is wide; you can do one but not the other. And thats the way it should be. If it was all positive all te time, Agoracom's business model would fail. Their busness is predicated on people getting accurate information and free, uninhabited dialogue.
In my replies to you, it's not that I was promoting NSM in any way. I'll be the first to acknowledge the blunders along the way. I just don't agree at all with your consolidations tripe.