too much ranting
i think the forums are public and anyone is free to look through them as such... maybe they're checking for critiques on their articles or see what other sites think about current issues.
seems they only feel compelled to respond when PR issues pop up, but i don't think its outside their rights to do so. I don't think any article with even a passive mention of ES deserves to always devolve into an off-topic flamefest though, which seem to be where this is heading.