The original topic was about the moe. board not all of PT. All of the boards on PT have their own personality and etiquette. The moe. board is not like the Trey/Phish/Bisco boards. Nonsense that goes on in those forums (which contributes to their not being taken seriously) is not as common amongst the moe. crowd.
When board regulars have negative reactions to fluff threads it leads to negative images of the fluffed bands and their fanbases. Desperation also turns people off and that is what a lot of these fluffing threads can reek of if they are not handled properly.