Before I make my pre-introduction of someone who will be introducing himself shorty, I offer this article’s pre-context: I have built my reputation on AN (such that I have one) on being honest and not “toeing the company line,” and so my endorsements are authentic just as my silence can be damning.
As you know unless you joined the site yesterday, AN was dealt a crippling blow when its revered site manager, Alex Hall, was abruptly and unceremoniously laid off by Vox at the end of the July. It was unequivocally unacceptable at the time, remains so to this day, and will always be thus.