I thought about that user, but decided not to nominate him. The good thing he did was only a week ago, and that's why several people remember him. If this nomination would have been half a year later, chances are he wouldn't be the first one to think of.
Maybe you are right but it is also right that things like this barely happen in the real world even, forgot about bitcointalk or any other online platform. So, this is something special and people usually don't forget someone like this easily.