What it did was take away people's willingness to be honest, and made some of the pros looks like whiny bitches.
The same pros are still a major joke - people just use gimmicks to do it now.
I don't even bother anymore - guys like him are essentially irrelevant in the sport. He would probably thank me for making an anti- campaign on the boards now - it'd keep him relevant at least, and ppl would be talking about him. As it is right now, in my opinion, many fans just don't give a crap about him anymore.