The witch hunts are alive and well here, there's no denying that, but they're a whole lot better than they were 5 years ago...
I was accused of being fake when I first joined, the accusations where constant and didn't let up. They came flying in threads, PM and chat, from men and women alike... Don't get as many from the men these days, we must have a generally hornier bunch now than we did back then!
I was still being accused 4 months later when I became a moderator, and from time to time, I'm still accused now, though usually only by new members.
I understand it, and it'll never end, but there is always room for improvement.
Fakes cause problems for real women, they say all the right things, at the right times, they attack real women to promote themselves, and they tolerate the abusive shit we get thrown our way which just sends the message that it's ok to speak to us like that, we like it and we'll give you what you want if you do it enough... I care very little about the effects they have on those dumb enough to go handing over personal information about themselves to them, and those who develop friendships with them, they could have asked for proof, they didn't. They actually have a choice about how they affect them, we don't.
I don't support witch hunts, and at times find them quite sickening in how far they're taken at times. A simple report with what you suspect and why will either have them removed if there's evidence, or put them on the radar for a later time when the evidence arrives. Witch hunts get you no where, they aren't going to be removed no matter how bitchy we get towards them unless there's proof, it only serves to make them look even more appealing and hard done by while the proof is being obtained.
We need to stop playing into their hands!