Billy, I've snipped the "memory lane" just for brevity and not to censor your words. I remember some of those episodes well and agree with you that they were unsavoury. However, I still defend the right of anybody who wishes to express a view or describe an experience relating to gardening issues here in a public forum to go ahead and do so. You say that he (Shelly) sometimes "can be spot on, but it's not worth the risk". For that reason alone I would contend that it *is* worth the risk and surely people can make up their own minds about what he says, especially if there are diligent well argued replies to counter his views from other posters, such as yourself, when expressing your own opinion. I've made my point and will retreat back to "lurkdom"!
best wishes
Geoff