I can't stand BAT. Most of the people rattle on about how they had a car like that or how they wish they had a car like that. Boring. None of them provide any constructive information about the car.
BaTS is in the Auction Business now, anything that is 'detrimental' (honest opinion) is deemed "as not constructive" to a post and deleted. p00f! it's gone!
And of course plenty of BaT FanBoi's in there to flag ya out. Waste of time IMO.
It is the true *NEW* Scientology of the Internet, you can't say anything other than 'Paff'.
FaceBuuk is famous for it now, nothing but, Aw get better, wish you well/all the best, Happy Birthdays etc... Any group that's real gets removed because some phoouckwit felt that they were Bullied.
The Manx TT motorcycle forum was a prime example, back in the late 90's people would take the internet to seriously, there was a lot of good craic in the forum but some would just as they say in the UK "Throw the toys out of the pram" and since the forum was run by the Manx Government, oh the liability ya know.
The sister site is still up but since some spat between two members (one called The Witch) and the subsequent banning no one dares post much of anything.
From the forums TOS
(UK law) Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12)
(b) ~ sends by those means, for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to another
Site Acceptable content
5. Offensive - Material that might reasonably be expected to cause distress to others.
inconvenience, anxiety & distress OMFG pull the blinds & stay the 'F home