this is weird to me..
https://eccie.net/showthread.php?t=2365941
normally the fake reviews jump out at you.. this one looks reasonable and measured.. despite the comment in the thread that it looks fake.
it's not like he needed to post a fake review for ROS.. he had others to post.. and the idea that it would help with verification is lost on me.. unless you assume another Provider would not contact you, but simply look at his review count?
just my thoughts.. by the same measure you don't have any reason to lie, and your story passes the believability test