This is an issue of informed consent. No one is trying to shut these ministries down but people ought to know where their money is going, and Ministry Watch seems to be filling that role. Abuse and fraud by so-called religion leaders turn a lot of people away from all organized religion when it is exposed through a scandal. Better for true believers to help keep ministries accountable and in check than to see the entire ministry implode when it goes too far.
I agree with you to a point! "... people ought to know where their money is going ..." is a nice statement.
However, the people who are falling for those shysters .. are not reading Ministry Watch .. because they think they've found nirvana.
If you're getting good teaching in your own church, you don't fall for that stuff. But the people who are not attending church - for any reason - are open to false and misleading teaching. It's sad, but it's just a fact.
It's good that people are "watching" ministries. I don't totally agree with it .. because I believe all the watching should be done in your local church - which Paul taught us.
Unless you're involved in the workings of a church organization, you cannot possibly know all the details. The reports you might get from disgruntled visitors or former members could lead to false statements and misleading information about what's really going on.
People who have never attended a Copeland Convention (which I have), or who have never read any of the Copeland books (which I have), feel compelled to rip them apart because they either don't understand the teaching, or someone they know doesn't understand the teaching and misinterprets it - I find this dispicable.