Reviewer #2 is not the problem. Reviewer #3 is. In fact, he is such a bad actor that he even gets the unwitting Reviewer #2 blamed for his bad behavior. User GrassrootsReview, in the Open Post-Publication Review Journals subreddit, 19 Jul 2020
They did the science! Someone finally studied whether Reviewer 2 really is an asshole. Spoiler: It was Reviewer 3! User catsealion, in the A hangout for lab nerds! subreddit, 06 Jul 2020