"you need to respond and let others make up their minds as no response is a response in itself, one of guilt"
so does this mean no response on transparency is one of guilt?
Simple - it's only a problem when others do it

Paycoiners have learned this lesson from their spiritual leader, who in turn was inspired by the KnC grifters.
And if you do respond to their bullshit they'll call "photoshop" anyway.