thanks for the clarification,
MODS: Can you move this if you think that's a better place?
You can do it alone, at the bottom left there's the button "Move topic".
I wouldn't categorize this as speculation. Opinions about the dev are opinions... but the number of masternodes owned by lead dev is fact based on public blockchain data. But I'm not a mod, so I don't the history of the forum and what's best.