That doesn't seem like a very tachyon kinda attitude. Seems like a thinly veiled insult. I always thought he was very polite, must just be some poorly-chosen words :).
I reckon Abigail-II is great value and we are lucky to have him/her. There are some all time A-I/II classics floating around the site that have alternately had me in stitches or offered deep insight. On the other hand my home site is not called foad.org. You gotta love that frog. As the site says - "Home of the Competent + Irritable". I'm just jealous with a goal of being sufficiently competent to be able to be that irritable.