he think he was fed up woth trolls, and this forums steady decay. it was getting really shitty for a while, plus all the politics & religion being discussed on a the fuckmicrosoft forums was bullshit (i do remember him bitching about that), even though it was in the lounge. i think what he is doing now is great though. and his forum is
the place to get some answers (and detailed, well-written answers at that
).