I have met the chap only once or at most twice in my life. No issue.
The other, Scro, has lots of knowledge, insider news and I reciprocate and appreciate when he shares them and defers to me in some areas. But I do not think he is totally honest in all his dealings, which is why the wonder that he choose to target certain people for lesser evils as if they have done something heinous while he was coming as a saint.
In the course of being here, he has left many questions unanswered - Kwa, Khaw and Foo. Generally someone with heart in the right place, but if he really wants to win a particular argument that hits at the heart of pride, would turn the facts into non-facts as a springboard for justification. I remember calling him a liar once, but I think it's partly true, partly not.
Am glad that meeting bob did not cause you any trauma.
Nobody's perfect and everyone has an ego, you and I included. I've learnt to take what I can from the forum. There are always valuable things around, and that's why I prefer hanging out here.
I remember scroo once suggested that WKS was not given an outright demotion when he was relieved of his home affairs post and transferred to PMO as coord minister for nat. security. Then steffchun agreed with him, implicitly, citing the equivalent Indonesian structure as an example. I bought it. Then realized its not right. It is an outright demotion.
many stuff posted here can be corroborated. over time, we both know who is doing better on the accuracy metre. Its not hard to see that Scroo, kingrant, and those bunch regularly boo'ed with him by those 828 or 1330 rep-pointers are much better at this than most.
And conversely too the bullshit meter runs high on certain other nicks which we all know who they are.
as for winning argument, i don't care. i've deliberately lost arguments so the other chap would reveal more.