Saying that people are bashing, when they are not, is bashing in itself. Little comments added by different members here are very cool, its something that friends do. Its a social thing. What Fred said was great, but false accusations is something that will generate allot of anger.
The only reason why there are not many members here is because this is a forum is about Hal and not about Ai. People here use Hal, program Hal, and expect Hal to one day become great. When someone doesn't understand Hal or is tired of playing with Hal they move on to other things. To them Hal is no more than a curiocity. However, to everyone who are faithful to Hal's ideology they seem to live on this forum. These people should never be accused of bashing, unless they are first confronted as a friend.
We are all members and are under no obligation to help anyone, but some of us do help others because they care. And besides, I would rather have quality members rather than quantity anytime. Haven't you ever been on forums where there were lots of people, but they were all morons. This forum is not like that.