Insulting? Pardon me, but if I am insulting
You
are insulting.
If it means something, I have this impression too. I would agree with
Poker Player's statement, that it is bad to criticize the insult by insulting.
I would add that I think Ratimov, after the fuck-up he made with the thread deletion, is playing his cards right atm, not getting into the fray. I guess he'll wait for things to cool down over time.
Well, he doesn't play cards well. He may not be active in this discussion, but he again resorted to revenge moves and everyone who excluded or distrusted him on the trust list, retaliated in kind.
So, for example, he moved The Sceptical Chymist directly from trust to distrust on his list.

