I aim to leave my comments on this thread intact for the record, and I'm archiving this in case it proves relevant in the future.
EDIT: We're starting to see the bizarre inconsistencies in his position rear their head as well. He writes in the exact same comment that
> You're accusing me of being an "agent provocateur" and either a Chinese or Russian troll. That's crazy talk and utter nonsense.
and then that
> The truth is I'm a guy who was frustrated by a thread yesterday that was totally ruined by people who derailed it, perhaps like the 50 Cent Party would.
What sort of bizarre hedging is saying that people are just acting "perhaps like" paid Chinese trolls?
I am sorry if I have wasted others' time in reading these comments, but I am not exaggerating when I say that I think putting these things on the record is important for everyone.