I'm sure WIL's welcome was sincere.
View Counts increase the RxForum's profitability. And as long as WIL does not have to waste time jacking with complaints, he's fairly okay with most any content.
Given that at least 75% of PoliticoPub posters have DOC on IGNORE, it's pretty hard for any of us to feel a need to complain about his 150+ daily posts since on our end, they all read the exact same:
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