I've just been on the Ch4 site, flagging any nasty comment that I feel crosses the line, and it looks like all the complaining is working, as the comments in the profile page are much more balanced now, and the nastiest ones have gone. There are still negative ones, mostly along the lines of he's boring, Josie to win. The really vile ones calling him a creepy perve look like they're been taken down. Incidentally, the petition is at 108 signatures now. Not bad, sincewe only set it up yesterday morning.
Also, I wrote down Mario's number for a friend at work to vote for him. He watches HL shows only, yet he still dislikes Dave, and can't understand how he's still there, and Mario and Corin were his favourites so now he's happy to vote for Mario. He thought last night's show was the best in ages, and that naked Mario was hilarious. I think that sometimes, we over analyze what other, less obsessed people might think. I am also convinced that Mario is much more liked than BB or thr bookies imagine. Most people decide on who they like very quickly, and Mario was hugely popular as the mole, and all it's going to take is a few reasonable edits to get people picking up the phone to vote for him. It may still not be enough, but I do think it will be a lot closer than anyone thinks.