Bud is now gone. Unlike that "other" board, posters can be removed for bashing (and for pumping, BTW). Anyone can report a violation by clicking on the report violation button. If this situation recurs again, don't hesitate to act. But do it judiciously- remember pointing out negatives is not the same as bashing. Bashing is repetitive, non-constructive negative posting.

One other note- There are a number of posters here who have enough posts to be hub leaders, but are not simply because their ratings are low. Some of us have low ratings because of a previous problem poster who went through giving everyone low ratings. Many of the long-time posters have already rated each other, and cannot "vote" again. If you are a new poster, or have not rated other posters, please do so. This is separate from recommending a specific post, it is done by clicking on the stars below a poster's name in a post.