Akenaton loves free speech so much that;

He posted that he had been talking to a QC and was going to take legal action over some comments posted about him. Notwithstanding that was a fairy story because you can't libel anonymous people anyway so he hasn't seen any solicitor, never mind the person his solicitor would instruct.

He offered me physical violence on these pages. He knows I live close by him and he threatened me. It is still there in the memory banks of Mudcat. Presumably because red neck moderators don't think attacking gay men is a problem.

By the way. Max doesn't publish Akenaton's posts. They are published by Akenaton and the legal rider that exists in both countries is displayed on the bottom of this Web page. Scroll down and see it. It says copyright exists with Akenaton therefore his bile is subject to Scottish law. Scotland has a progressive liberal government led by The SNP, a party that stands for everything Akenaton despises, although if you want a laugh, he posts that he supports them!

He can say he doesn't like whole sections of community. No problem with that. Same as I can say I will piss on his grave and dance a merry jig on it for good luck. All of that is opinion. However, saying derogatory lies put forward as facts in order to sway opinion is incitement to hatred.

UK ISPs such as BT. Virgin etc have a legal duty to block websites that do that. I for one wouldn't want to lose the excellent music resource just because of someone being encouraged to display his personality disorder.

If Mudcat was fit for purpose, the three people posting as Musket would not feel the need to confuse identity because bigotry and hatred, if Googled, would not include your identity If anyone Googled certain awful subjects, then they would come across links with Steve Shaw, Will Fly Richard Bridge etc attached because Mudcat is searchable. I too would like to use my real name but as academic with GMC registration (I'm a medical doc) I for one don't want to risk that. This is why the original Musket stopped using his real name. (By the way Bridge, out of interest, it wasn't "Mither" who posted above, it was me.)

Remember, because moderators don't understand moderation, your real name can come up in searches for all kinds of nasty subjects that don't get deleted. Everything from reasons to hate gay people to lies about Muslims, advocating bombing schools and hospitals in Palestine and even, using Akenaton again, reasons to limit promotion for women in the armed forces.

Oh and because the challenges to despicable posts get deleted, those reading might wonder why you are posting but not challenging hatred.

If Mudcat were moderated, if would be all academic.