A very interesting and useful post. It sounds like this guy wanted to keep some sort of reputation since he was so famous.
But it was confusing to read because it took me a long time and a lot of puzzling to figure out all the antecedents. It might be more accessible if you made up names for people instead of saying "this individual" and so on. Also, I would be interested in quotes or paraphrases from this guy's Twitter comments about you - do you remember any of them?
I wanted to simply bring up the story for anecdotal purposes, not publicly out someone. Everyone else I work with is an non-fan of the behavior, but this week I said that we should stop slamming his actions and instead try to find a way to get the message across in a positive way so he can be a better person and have impact without having to intimidate everyone.
I hope that eventually he'll learn that sort of behavior is counterproductive and simply not kosher. He's brilliant, just needs to go about sharing his knowledge in a more constructive manner. He'd benefit greatly in the long run.
But it was confusing to read because it took me a long time and a lot of puzzling to figure out all the antecedents. It might be more accessible if you made up names for people instead of saying "this individual" and so on. Also, I would be interested in quotes or paraphrases from this guy's Twitter comments about you - do you remember any of them?