@Scuffers,
I entirely agree. PPRuNe threads often attract some ill-informed, trolling or just plain weird posts in amongst the obviously well-informed ones, but since the latest AAIB report was published this one has gone off into a fantasy land all of its own.
Also, while I understand the natural desire of piloting professionals to stick up for one of their own who's not here to defend himself, before attempting to trash the aircraft design on little or no information, perhaps people could consider that those involved in the design, manufacture, operation and service of these aircraft are also professionals, who don't just make decisions on a whim or ignore the implications to crew and passengers but actually do their damnedest to make you as safe as they can. Rant, from an aviation engineering professional, not a pilot, over!