2) The S@H forums are the definition of "drama". *Everything* is a personal insult to someone there. Post about how the sky is blue and the sun is hot, and it will start a flame war. It makes my ass tired just thinking about that place.
Funny you should mention that, when the posts were going back and forth with Richard Haselgrove, I PM'd him and said that 'now I remember why I quit BOINCing after a year and a half back in '08, all the 'personalities'.

We should start a web page, 'Why we quit SETI' and send the link and the feedback to the university, I suspect Berkley doesn't have a clue what's going on.