I have read a few different punting forums (albeit uk based) & I have to agree the open flirting/touting that's allowed & encouraged is difficult to accept for a contributing UKP member such as myself.
That's why a lot of prossie's seem to despise this site so much as its not tolerated on here, they see a hissy fit as an acceptable right to reply & cry/bleat until the white knights come to save their dignity & gang up on any punter that dares to mention the slightest negative.
Also said forums admins seem very jealous of UKP & could only dream of the membership/traffic UKP has & this months increase must have them crying in their cornflakes every morning.
All that said its their forum to run as they see fit but for me even if they wanted to change & emulate the success of this forum its too late as the prossie's & fluffies rule the roost and once imbedded there's no going back.
For those that demand wholesale changes to this site, white knight, flirt & act like total fuckwits would do well to remember that we get this all for free