Well, it was a combination of supposedly shared values and reputation by people who I've come to learn are easily manipulated by what other people think about a

Well, it was a combination of supposedly shared values and reputation by people who I've come to learn are easily manipulated by what other people think about a person and the internet blog-sphere more than any actual first-hand knowledge. Everybody I asked about thought the world about him but when I ask now about firsthand actual experience, nobody in particular actually worked with him on anything. Everybody just "respects" his "rep" although for the life of me I can't figure out what that respect is based on other than a prima donna attitude and not much else.