Honestly, I think some people like having the "audience" that BM's board provides. Personally, all those "guests" reading everything I rant about has always given me the creeps, particularly after that Steve Irwin thing when my posts, along with a couple of others were being quoted all over the web.
That made me feel a lot less anonymous that I wanted.
Folks, I just have to say, Eric's been a prince about all these links to the BM's "official" board, more than a prince. He's provided us all a place for all our ornery asses to post together when BM's people didn't give a flying hoot about any of us (and still don't IMO), so I hope you all give him due respect for that. Really, there's no justification for getting all snarky about it.