Not exactly...
counselor. If I remember correctly, the person who posts under the handle of AWK has been publicly identified as being under contract to(or otherwise in the employ of) WAVE Systems. I believe it was in one of the funky press releases WAVE puts out from time to time. But, hey, maybe I dreamed it. If I'm wrong, I welcome him to set me straight.
P.S. If you and yer dog show up and he's got cuts and bruises all over him, you would apparently consider it unreasonable to inquire whether you've been kicking him the daylights out of him.
P.P.S. If a person is in the employ of or under contract to WAVE Systems, don't you think that person should post a disclaimer so that readers know he isn't "independent" with regard to the management?