I wouldnt be surprised if the mil side of these forums is being wound down so that the rest can be sold to a commercial buyer. So the admins have decided that Rob should take on the persona of obnoxious git and take the flack, surely he's not like this usualy otherwise he'd probably sport a permenant shiner.
A real shame, this forum was a mine of information and was used by some of the most interesting people I have "met" online.
Hope the moderators have a wake up call and wind their necks in, doubt it will happen though.