BanjoBenny, I am relatively new (I guess about a year) but I did see those times. I had started by participating in newsgroups prior to joining Mudcat and even at its worse, Mudcat seemed a pretty pleasant place although, in fairness, I was never a victim of any of the nastiness in here.

Having said that, I am truely sorry that some people felt it neccessary to leave and that some people including Moonchild did suffer because of the actions of others. Overall, Mudcat had seemed to be going through a healing period in terms of our relationships with others and it is a shame that this thread has re-opened old wounds. My feeling is this thread is best left to die.

Jon