I feel the exact same way. I came in defending him. And I still stand by that as far as charging for the mods. He came in with an attitude about HC though, and I tried to politely offer a few insights into how to approach this site. I was all thinkin' he was a decent enough guy getting a bit of a bad rap.
Then he kept spewing more and more self grandeurizing vomitus, and I just couldn't stay silent.
He should definitely learn to come in and jab, then dance around the ring for a while, but most self important assholes never learn when to shut the hell up.
It was an eye opening experience, and in the end I'm glad I got that peek into the real markl.