He was a dyslexic who couldn't write or comprehend the written word and as such was fodder for internet people to ridicule, easily, spitefully and without thinking. He probably should have been smart enough to avoid internet forums.
By the way - I know you actually tried to engage with him with some thoughtfullness rather than just jump on the mob driven, shit slinging bandwagon and were eternally frustrated but I think what people forget with dyslexics is that both writing (spelling etc) AND reading/comprehending are difficult. Add to that old crusty, set in my ways brewer (and we all know plenty of them) and you have speedie.
