I was looking at the year he registered, 2003! He had been with us over 20 years. When I read 'ToffeeLicker', it brought back some memories.
I think he was a big reason why people returned to the site as Matt said. He was a trusted members of the site, so much so, that he was among the first to be made an admin. I was looking at my emails and in 2010, he was helping obtain the sponsorship deal with Kitbag. A year later, he was adding an arcade to the site where you could be sure to find him on the leaderboards.
I don't remember having any big disagreements with him. Unfortunately, it was the removal of arcade that led to Bill getting frustrated and starting his own forum but he would return later in time
Condolences to Patto and family.