OK, I admit I haven't got time to read all the comments in the thread so I'm sorry if I repeat someone else.

If this a public forum then surely contributors can say what they want, you don't have to respond if you don't want. If many of you are so thin skinned its not much wonder people respond annon as guests, espcially when they don't agree with what you say. But just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you!

Forums are always going to attract trolls & flammers. Being a guest to a board makes no differance, AOL UK's boards are the worst for flamming & the participants are all members! I've been lurking & posting on boards for a long time & I've noticed that US boards are far more sensitive than UK ones on what can be said before the moderators step in. If someone insults you, either on a forum or in the real 3D world, you have three choices - ignore them, answer calmly or shout insults back. The choice you make is what decides whether a thread turns into a flame war (or real life into a punch up!)