I believe you owe him an apology.
Yikes...
I'm somewhere in the middle (or try to be) when it comes to the bashers and the pumpers - both annoy me equally. I don't want to call people out because both bashers and pumpers can offer up useful information and I don't want to alienate anyone else. Croaker's points are valid and do echo my own sentiment, but my problem with Croaker is that he is a lightning rod for off-topic discussions. There have been countless threads devoted concerning Croaker about his personal life and his investment decisions and other garbage I don't care to peruse here. People hate him and when he posts, it tends to start an avalanche of name calling, bickering, and useless dialogue. I don't give a crap if he's divorced, worships judge Payne, is from VA, went to law school for a semester, or fornicates with donkeys.