Sorry but I guess this reply won't help but this my point of view.
I’m new top the forum, new to carp fishing but not fishing and I am going to Bounty Lakes late June this year .
I have not fished in France before and to find discussions on fishing in France was very helpful. To find discussion on the actual lake even better.
I can understand that forums can be misused but to have a lake where the owners review the forum and help by answering question is a great to see. As far as I’ve seen the Bounty team have restricted them selves to answering question and not selling the lakes. If you read the posts you will see they don't hide there identity and if there is any concerns they are very quick to post replies to ensure everyone knows who they are.
For me there is more post about bounty because the owners won’t to ensure they have satisfied customers iby more than just providing a venue to fish. Well done, if more owners put this level of effort into forums they might get a bit more exposure.
Oh! Just had another thought maybe the knockers are owners of other lakes that people don't discuss. LOL