Words of wisdom, Marty...
I am reminded, as I sit in my little glass house, that although one man's (or woman's) ride may be another's folly, I'm not chartered to officially comment in the public's interest most of the time.
Any hatefulness Ric got wasn't deserved, of course; but maybe TIGHAR's charter isn't perceived to reach into that of ombudsmanship for this sort of thing.