I'm sure that whoever the on-duty moderator was at the time this thread got going had to take many things into consideration. Ultimately, the credibility of FR is either enhanced or hurt. I hope it's not a situation where someone here was duped.
On the plus side - here we get to be our own news filters.
MFH has been a reliable poster since '99. I don't think he'd make something like this up.
Can't have it both ways.