for all I know the elbows-out Suibhne is actually more authentic than civilised Sean.

On Mudcat it's blether & ideas - just words, opinions, passions & perspectives born from our various personal concerns & agendas. Naturally one approaches such things with a degree of academic detachment. Maybe I should sign my posts with a nice smiley emoticon?

In real life such things tend not to matter in the grand scheme of things, especially in a wider social setting of a singaround or session, where my inclination is to simply have a ball. One chap faced me quite agressively on a Mudcat issue at the bar once - I told him to cool his heels: online, fine - but not in our cups.

I believe in Folk 'n' Fun : which is to say Folk is Folk - and Fun is Fun; it's as serious as your life in terms of political & cultural legacy, and for many I know it can't be serious enough!

Ye canna win!