Personally, I hate them.
When I ran a discussion group, I ended up shutting them down as well. They usually got ugly, personal and the bashing went beyond the characters.
Plus, the negativity can be a pain in the neck if you have to read it every day like Jas and Jess would have to. So I understand why it was shut down.
I don't think we have a vote but part of what I love about
is that it tends to be more positive and respectful for the most part. Or at least the Heroes board is.