It sounds to me that you actually might miss his posts and that you are trying to wake a sleeping giant??? You wanted him to be quiet; and now that he has been that should be a good thing. We know from experience if you antogonize him he will begin to post and defend himself.
Yes, I was overstating a bit just to make a point, which is.
Of course we should try to find out as much as we can about the company, but also take everything we hear on these message boards (positive or negative) with a grain of salt.