What’s worst about all this is that the thread about you is the ONLY thread on the forum with any participation – which leads me to believe most of his traffic comes from you and people bashing you!
Hahaha, that sounds familiar! There is a forum that apparently lives off bashing me. 
I don’t dare go into that forum because I really can’t handle reading that crap, it just makes me more angrier and I just think it’s better if I not read it.
That, too, sounds very familiar. 
Matt, I would not do anything like say anyone will be compensated. Do talk to Larry the Lawyer Professor mentioned above. I recommend him also.