I've never been a rat. I've reported once in retaliation, a couple of times for porn. The rat responsible still scurries around here, not my place to out him though. And for the record, that had nothing to do with bringing down the forum. quite the contrary, it was about having conversation with posters from all sides, without fear of them being derailed by insults and attacks. And probably a third of the war room regulars were involved in one way or another. Sure it started out as right wing posters circling the wagons, but there's no fun talking in an echo chamber so others got brought in. The idea was intriguing at first, but I soon realized It didn't appeal to me and no good would come of it.