Generally I Won't read bluelight, not my taste.
Pickard studied under Nichols, smart guy, though I have heard some pretty negative stuff relating to him, it's not my place to judge, everybody earns their own karma, however I can't help but wonder if it was true or not, I mean, I can't pin pickard down, there's none of the messianic sand, owsley and scully "let's turn the world on" vigor behind his actions, so what motivated Mr. Pickard? I can't say.
-eg