> > It's called the "scorched earth" syndrome. Things got so bad that > most, myself included, simply subscribed out of "b". I suspect > the trolls are still however. They are still subscribed to "b", > abiding their time, waiting to pounce.
If everybody feels that way, 'b' will never be used. It could at least be tried out if anybody thinks his posts are more appropriate there than here. And if the trolls want to make trouble, they can do it here as well as there. Bill Beatty can ban them from there as well as from here.