To clarify, regarding crankhood: it is the lack of details presented in the "theory", combined with his inaccurate view of how science is conducted ("others not

To clarify, regarding crankhood: it is the lack of details presented in the "theory", combined with his inaccurate view of how science is conducted ("others not doing all the work for me" == "it's being suppressed due a conspiracy"), not his attitude per sei (although that does comprehend the aforementioned facts in some sense), which does the trick.