Here is the problem Dan. It isn't that Alan is stupid and ill-informed. Alan likes to play stupid or ill-informed. That is actually a form of trolling and baiting. And then when members troll him back, he looks like and plays the victim.
I think Alan deserves (as you say "brings on") most of what he gets. I mean to just call him stupid or retarded repeatedly without contexts seems a bit over the line.
I also think Alan's gambling issues, and financial issues coming from it are fair game, considering everything he has posted and claimed. BUT, I think that too has now been overdone. The point has been made. We all KNOW of Alan's gambling problem.