Yes, that Bullet Magnet fella helped him! That won't stop them calling the new guys on the forums n00bs, it's what they do
I too did not really like Fangus when I first heard of it, but then, that was how many of us felt about Stranger when he was fisrt introduced. Fangus does have the caring part that we love: his hideously deformed flock. And the rabies aspect was interesting. What seemed to put most people off it was the art released.
Then again, the whole thing may well have been an April Fools joke.