This isn't the stock market. Past behavior is an indicator of present/future behavior. It's not the only indicator, certainly, but when a large number of people are telling you the same thing, then you have a responsibility to discover why that is.
The organizer's reaction made it sound like he had reservations about inviting this person, due to older reports similar to the author's.
I'm willing to bet you had bowel control problems until a certain age, and I wonder if I can use that as an indicator of future behavior. There are reliable witnesses, after all.
The organizer's reaction made it sound like he had reservations about inviting this person, due to older reports similar to the author's.