I can understand how and why many Bahais don't know anything about the Bab or his writings, other than carefully released trickles of info.
I've learned about a particular mindset from an Aussie member during debates about US politics. It's called Tribalism. For political tribalists it doesn't matter what their party heads do or say because somehow the reports can be adjusted to suit their love of their party.
Bingo! It's time to introduce Bahai Tribalism in to Bahai debates, I think.
It doesn't matter what information we can produce about Bahai, or how often we correct Bahai ideas about its history, similar claims will be made again and again regardless of how many times they get shown more credible reports. And where Bahai and non-Bahai translators have produced Bahai and Babi writings in English which embarrass Bahai, the Tribalists continue to refer to any who show these as 'in some way bad'.
I'm a Brit, and for hundreds of years we have grasped the insults thrown by opposition and worn them with pride. An army regiment calling itself 'the contemptibles' is a typical example.
It's time to call myself 'The Demon', or 'The Pharisee' as I hide and lurk behind my pseudonym to launch my devilish posts out there.