I am perfect. But even so, I have no problem with people making mistakes, even big ones. Everyone [but me] does. KJ's biggest mistake was not successfully pulling it off. Had he succeeded, he would have benefited greatly, and no one would be the wiser. For his sake, I regret he failed.
As it is, he now knows his on-line friends from his on-line enemies, and that is valuable information to have. And all of us have benefited in that we now have insights into the character of many members of the board.
I believe in forgiveness, which I freely give, as well as justice, which I believe must be satisfied. I really don't see the attempted ploy so much as wrongdoing, but more like a prank in which no one really gets hurt. Reactions of those duped in a prank range widely, and we're seen that here. For the most part, those who really liked him, still do, and those who never did, still don't. For those who jumped sides, your liking of him had pretty shallow roots, so no great loss.
The sad difference between a prank and KJ's ploy is the fall out. With a prank, all but the victims, and some of them, too, get a good belly laugh. In this case, those who wish him well are saddened that he did not succeed in his attempt to achieve anonymity, whether they agreed with the means or not, and those who wish him ill are happy to see his discovery and the resulting backlash against him, although they may pretend not to give a hoot.
Those who really do not give a hoot are among those who have not posted on this matter-- some who have not posted, not all. Sometimes silence is the better course of action.