Don't be naive.
It's funny the way the tide can turn. Just like politicians and opinion polls, I guess. A President can be loved by the people at a certain point in time, but despised by those same people a few years down the track.
There was once a day when none less than Saint himself, defended Dave's integrity (perhaps that's wording it too strongly ... although he certainly preferred to give him the benefit of the doubt), and deemed him to be a personal friend. You probably can't retrieve these posts from the search history, as they were relegated to Post Hell.
In those days, all the pre-order folks, Havok especially, valiantly defended Dave's honour. Mind you, Havok's personal faith in Dave was richly rewarded, as he received his Star Wars yoke, user manual and all.
Roll forward to the present ... I understand that Saint's now of a different mindset, since more facts have came to light. The fact he's stickied this post, is testament to that. And full credit to him for that.
I don't know quite what's brought about the community's change of mindset, as I'm not intimately familiar with the last couple of years of history that's occurred in this matter.
I guess my point is, Rick isn't the first person to want to believe that something good can come out of RAM Controls. He shouldn't be written off as naive. Good on him for having some faith in the human spirit, and hoping that everything can conclude in a happy ending. Let's hope all the folks who are owed money by RAM Controls, end up being reimbursed their dues.
P.S. Saint ... I hope you don't take my comments as being disrespectful. Please delete this post if you deem it inappropriate. This is your site, so I respect your rules. You provide the best service to the community by running BYOAC free of charge. I really appreciate that.