Oh, I hear you Lonevoice. I don't do PM's unless I have to, and I don't hit the Karma buttons for those very reasons. I understand how you feel. Even if things never changed on a forum, I am a LITTLE sad to tell you, I know who my haters are, and you know why, I'm sure. Yes, you got it, I get a copy of the PM messages from my "bellgab friend", that my hater pm'd to them within minutes. LOL And no, they will never know I saw what they said. I think you're the first bellgabber that I've typed that too. 
That's nuts, brig, and I'm sorry to hear it happens to you. Yeah, I'm pretty sure who my smoters are as well, and you can probably guess why too. As far as PMs, I do use them occasionally, but with a lot of discretion. Having the whole BG thing blow up the way it did made me so sad for the people who are worried about what they had in PMs. That should never be a concern. I feel our current admin is trustworthy, based on observation of long history. But, when I saw yesterday's post that he might turn the forum over to someone else, I'm more cautious about what I post.