Naah, it's not democracy. The Mudcat isn't Democratic. Never has been, never will be. It's Anarchic, with a touch of benevolent absolute monarchy thrown in. Otherwise Rick's quite right, of course.

I flashed on this vision of the Mudcat as some kind of rerun of the Mormon settlement of Utah. These Gentiles keep on coming in, a few pretty nasty things happen in the process. But it ends up with a viable enough community, lots of Saints, lots of Gentiles, a Mormon Tabernacle Choir in full voice, and the whole planet over there are with polite blokes in black suits with labels on the collar knocking on the door or greeting you in the streets.

It's a nerve-wracking analogy. Don't push it too far. It's the Mudcat Tavern, not the Mudcat Tabernacle.