That part in red was extremely honest and I respect that. I respect that post alot! I do have one other thing that comes to mind on the topic. Why is he negative on Rick??? Is it the content? Is it his friendship with Rick's opponents?
I do not know the answer to that question? Not that it makes any difference.
KD
Again, this isn't a situation of "Rick's Friends" vs "Rick's Enemies". It truly isn't.
I've pointed out to you that Rick got on the bad side of PJ, JB, Lou and Neil. That is not exactly a close-knit clique. There are many, many, many, MANY long-time AZB members who have had this experience, some of whom won't post here any longer because of Rick and others like him. These are people that don't all group themselves together, seeing who they can pick on next.
I've not seen Bob post in any sort of manner that indicates he's "siding" with anyone. I believe he is friendly with Dr. Dave, as they have done many projects together, so perhaps him, in a scientific context. I maintain that I've never seen Bob be cross with anyone here. He always brings a professional and clinical approach to whichever subject he takes the time to actually comment on here. And he's always respectful, even to Rick.
I'm taking it from your posts that you truly have not experienced the "full Rick". I appreciate that you want to allow for the opposite view point of any given situation, but I promise you, this was no witch hunt. Not a case of bullying "poor Rick." He brought this upon himself. Many of us have tried reasoning with him in the past, if only to have a civil discussion. He wasn't receptive to that, and turned that into a much bigger conflagration. I'm still not convinced that it wasn't an elaborate online persona, or if he was really that far out there, which is why I held back arguing with him for a long time.
Have a good night.