This isn't bullying.  Bullying would be picking on a member who hadn't started a complete, forum-wide shitfest first.  And if cryptohunter can't take a thread like this, then he shouldn't be attacking DT members, Theymos, the trust and merit systems, and everything else he's been on a crusade against for the past few months. 

I also don't see why a staff member can't have a strong opinion about this, either.  It's not like they have to be completely impartial--and this isn't even the section Flying Hellfish moderates.

The bottom line is that cryptohunter's posts, threads, and all of his arguments have become stale.  They're repetitive and annoying and the only thing left to do after rebutting all of his points is to laugh at him, since he won't go away.  That's the only thing you can do aside from putting him on ignore, which I've done, but I still can't help reading the replies of others to his posts--so what else can one do?  I've no sympathy for him and see no reason to defend him against other members who just want to take the piss out of him.