That post sums it up. It's not even really bashing anymore like it was during the glory days. Bashers, GOOD bashers did not antagonize a board, they fit in and slowly slid their bashes or negative feedback in to the mix.
Only newbies and very inexperienced traders believe what they say, or maybe not believe what they say but they let it bother them.
"Sort of" is such a harmless thing to say. "Sort of". It's just a filler. "Sort of" - It doesn't really mean anything. But after certain things, "sort of" means everything. Like after "I love you" or "You're going to live" or "It's a boy".