LOL...that is some serious revisionist history you've got working.
Newsflash: This doesn't apply just when shareholders ask "hard questions"...it applies ALL THE TIME. I will say it now and I will stand by it when the share price is in the teens. I will stand by it whether a shareholder asks an easy question or if a shareholder asks a hard question. Call it my simple PSA that you must know the market you are participating in at all times.
When have I ever dodged a question? I think I've answered the same "hard questions" ad nauseum for years. So forgive me if I grow weary of the repetition.
Please link to the post that called Richard a "stupid idiot" for standing up and asking those questions? Richard is an astute investor and he represents many shareholders that participate in his forum. He got criticized because of the rudeness in his delivery, not the questions he asked...something which he admitted himself and apologized for.