I agree with robomatic, Ellenpoly....any person should use some name if they intend to carry on a debate over time. There ARE others who use "guest", and sometimes on the same thread.

Calling yourself Edgar or Rumplestiltslin would in no way compromise your anonymity, and it would help us keep the discussion straight...and get you LOTS more interesting replies. The name doesn't even need to indicate gender.

I can't decide whether it's excessive paranoia or just a distorted sense of values that makes some people feel that they can ignore common courtesy.