As I'm sure NP monitors the replies on this forum,

As I'm sure NP monitors the replies on this forum, perhaps he felt he needed to reinforce the reasons we are all here to begin with. As the top dog, he's got a lot on his plate, and with some leaders that includes the sentiment of, in this case, stockholders. There has been much negativity here these past few weeks, though that negativity was stimulated by only a few.