Getting trashed? You can't really say someone is "getting trashed" if one site started on an established base of (say) 200,000 uniques/month and the other started on nothing. Stats can show you anything you want, for example I bet SG is faster growing than NSC based on the last four months...
This. Although I think it's great her and martyn (can't remember his full name) showed great initiative to set up their own (fantastic looking) site, it does seem a little bit like a spoilt child not getting their own way. That being said, I wish them the best of luck, setting up and promoting a...