DV ..
Just as folks have attacked percieved injustices in other threads .. Chinook, Nimrod, Hercules for example, .. and supported those who try to correct those injustices, then the another injustice - the attempted denigration of this award - will also be attacked.
Now I know nothing of this man, other than what I have read, but it appears he is well thought of and the award is highly supported by those that do know him.
To suggest that the thread is ended simply because you disagree is both impertinent and dishonest. Apply that standard across the board and no thread would last a day, especially the important threads were genuine differences of opinion are aired.