As many of us figured out a long time ago, Ripskater is a troll. You're on record now as recognizing it. Why is he allowed to continue?
To be honest, I don't even necessarily mind a troll if he makes, say, one sold appearance in a thread. There's a certain satisfaction I get seeing the names of real account users who get caught in the fly paper unawares and actually "like" the post.
But Rip is now operating in a mode where he's sometimes the most active participant in a given thread. And he becomes an unavoidable distraction and derailing agent to what might otherwise be a decent discussion. It's BS.