Ian, Ian, Ian... (like, sigh...)
Does he have a big mouth? Yes.
Is he a bit hyper on occasion? Yup.
Do the battles he chooses often betray his age? God yes.
Has he mastered the art of carriage? Perhaps not.
Did his "RUT-ROH" post show a considerable lack of good judgement? It did indeed.
Would I go to bat for him? You bet your AZZ I would.
Granted, it didn't happen overnight, but once I got to know him a little better I started enjoying the living daylights out of my course time with Ian. The guy's a riot. He's also vastly misunderstood, I think, and that's unfortunate. He's a pearl-of-great-price.
Long story short: I am Spodieman, and anyone who wants to take Ian down is going to have to come through me as well.