A strong defense which I found convincing, especially because the effort required to disprove it is now more significant than "Any of you guys ever hear of this

A strong defense which I found convincing, especially because the effort required to disprove it is now more significant than "Any of you guys ever hear of this Jeff Nelson? Me neither." At the time (with zero information) I thought that on balance he was likely to be inflating his claims. Also, because I was annoyed at all the unfunny, low-effort jokes posted in the comments on the linked G+ page, which felt like piling-on, I confess that I'm pleased at the turnabout. Good twist.