The mods can't show favortism here... if the mods show AMD bias, Intel will stop sending review samples, and visa versa. Users are free to be as bias as they want... they're also free to give piss poor advice... they're also free to flat out lie. Lying, giving poor advice, and being biased are not against forum rules.
Last year I left the forums for a few months, made a post almost just like this. I was pissed because I started what I thought was an informative thread, it got crapped to hell with completely off topic posts, and then locked. The off topic posters even made it clear they were intentionally posting off topic... not to crap my thread, but because they felt they had something to say and it must be said in that thread for whatever reason. But I'm back. I don't like chat rooms, but I like active forums. I don't necessarily think AT's forums are quality, but they're active, so I continue to post because I can get replies in seconds. It's a form of entertainment. When I really need help with a problem, or really want to discuss technical stuff, I take it to other sites because a thread like that here would get crapped with "should have bought an A64" or "Yonah will kick the A64's ass" or "nVidiot!"
Back to my point... unfortunately banboyism, stupidity, and deceit are not against the forum rules. Don't take the forum (or yourself) so seriously. If you want to catch up on world news, don't turn on Jerry Springer. AT is the Jerry Springer of technology forums.