I hope the benefits of backing Bakes for his new role outweigh the costs. Seems to me if help was needed, the selection of another person would have been less polemic ... if at all contentious.
Sure ... Bakes has longevity on the board, and at times makes sense (particularly when not affected by hubris and scorching the earth on views disagreeable to his) ... BUT, how many posters lost (or silenced) is preferable to retaining his services?
On a forum such as this, I can't see that any calculus supports him as net beneficial.
Aside from that, the useful thing thus far in this thread is that telling truths have been revealed.