Never suffer fools gladly. In this forum you get the opportunity to jump up and down on their stupid heads.

That sounds rather like acting like a fool yourself...

If people are fools that is their misfortune. Leave them to it.

The Mudcat is still a place where we can find expertise, wisdom and fun, together with the opportunity to exchange views with people including we disagree with profoundly.

As for nameless GUESTS, the best thing to do is just to ignore them, and refuse to get sucked into arguments with them. What Amos said just a couple of posts ago is quite right - it's nothing to do with being against "anonymity", half the people here have masks of one sort or another. A mask is as good as a face for a conversation. If people refuse to wear either a mask or a face it's best to treat them as if they aren't there.