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It seems to me that RVwinkle said this part ,"certain grumpy engineer who's maintained a highly respectable status in the PC water cooling" ?
And then Bruce added this to winkle's preceeding out of context quote: BTW how objective is that "certain grumpy engineer who's maintained a highly respectable status in the PC water cooling" ?
And then:
"Is he involved in design / manufacturing of competing radiators ? well if that's the case, he can't be really objective now can he?"

Seems pretty clear to me that Bruce was calling out Bill's integrity.
That's unfortunate. Bill has never done anything but demonstrate competence and integrity and, well, a little willingness to jump down a few throats. Bruce has not, to my knowledge, provided this community with equal value save a bunch of over priced products of rather underwhelming design for all the massive R&D he purports to have invested in them. Until he has perhaps he should tread with a little more care, or at least show the simple common decency of not being irresponsible in his comments about the character of another person. Common respect for others is what I am suggesting unless I wasn't clear.