It does no one on this board any good to blindly flame him just for the sake of spite, as it serves no purpose.
That said however, I feel that like any good comunity, AH needs to let its members know when the snake oil salesman some into town. How would you feel if you were defrauded, lied too, and threatened by someone and that person then moved into your NEW neighborhood. I for one prefer to be warned, so long as those warnings are in a somewhat proffesional tone, and based on facts.
Paul Hinds Lied about T.A.S. a game that never was anything more than screenshots made in a graphics editor.
Paul Hinds Lied extensively about having a BS and a military career in the Air force, flying F-16's shooting down at least one enemy plane etc etc etc.
Paul Hinds did collect money based on his fraudulent credentials, and fraudulent sceenshots. People did lose money.
Paul Hinds did lash out at those who he lied to, and to the best of my knowlege has never admited to the lies, frauds or deceptions (please post a link if I am mistaken).