I feel somewhat guilty about going to VBB before HLP - unfortunately when I joined there was a huge problem with bumping old posts and general trolling. After a while the place became tolerable, mainly due to the remaining thoughtful Freespace-related conversations that could be participated in. Unfortunately once again VBB is seeing a mass of flaming and thoughtless posting, and the appeal is fading again.
Right off the bat this place feels a lot nicer, I think I should make a point of visiting more often, unless I am considered to be one of those that degrades VBB in which case I wouldn't want to spread such filth in here.