Aled,
Do you think that Chris really knows what most other fan forums are like, or is he just making assumptions?
I have seen many other fan sites that have been so much more harsh on the thing they are supposed to be promoting (I think the Foo Fighters forum especially after their last few albums).
It just makes me sad that so many positive posts about the show are ignored whilst there are a few negative ones which are all that Chris seems to see. Of course on the internet people are going to hide behind their anonymity - it's the same with the texts you receive from listeners every day - not everyone is 100% positive, and i'm sure it's a much higher percentage of negativity than the small ammount of constructive criticism we give on here.
I think that Chris doesnt really 'get' the fact that the internet is nothing like real life, and takes everything seriously, which is easy to do if you don't take things with a huge pinch of sault!
Love the show, keep up the good work!
Adam