I remember reading about Paul Staines in rave and dance music magazines, back when he was a anti-CJA activist. Even though we were technically on the same side in that fight I always felt he was an arsehole who couldn’t be trusted. He has had his stopped clock moments since then, but I feel that opinion has generally been shown to be right over the last 25 years.
For some reason that part of his history has been removed from his wikipedia article, despite having sources it.