With no knowledge about the situation that led to this, I will say that 'yes, Ryan is pretty awesome'
I very much enjoy his hubs and his forum posts. I hope that he will choose to stay. That is my uninformed and selfish input:
Stay, Ryan, stay!!
Okay, off now to try and do a quick catch-up of what's going on. I don't often follow the drama. Not out of any lack of love for fellow hubbers, but because there are certain folks who just slam and slam and slam with no real desire to engage in actual discussion. That's why I sometimes just check out - and randomly pop in and back out again - of the controversial stuff. It's just tail-chasing most of the time.
Ryan, I have appreciated your willingness to help others, to discuss issues based on points of logic, and for truly conversing with others rather than bombarding them with links, quotes, or one-line shutdowns.
Jeez, see - here I go getting involved. 
I do hope you stay. If you don't, please allow us to know if we can view your work elsewhere.