I have met him. I don't know him well, but the time I spent in his company is the reason I felt the need to provide verbal support here in this thread. He is a kind and gentle soul who hasn't got a mean bone in his body, and he deserves to be cut some slack under the circumstances.

I have to refer to him quaintly because I am not allowed to directly address anyone here in the Mudcat. In fact, I am skating the edge even just by saying "he" to refer to another poster, since I am not allowed to directly reference other posters either.