no it doesnt though. he realized that what people dislike him for was taking place and he did his best to stop it.
you are now getting mad at him for improving.
I do appreciate now that he admitted that, yes. But I'm not "getting mad" at him for improving, I'm getting mad at him because he should have at least had the decency to think twice about flipping out the "this thread is bullstuff" card, and he should have realized that due to all of the flak he's been getting.