Homeless, the harm he caused was to take away the trust that we had on this forum. As long as he remained anonymous there were other members who were suspected of the mischief. As long as we didn't know who it was, that suspicion fell equally on ALL Mudcat Members, even you.

It's the trust that we have here that allows you to reply to Moonchild and kat and express your opinions in a reasonable manner even when you disagree with them.

What Michael K. did was to betray that trust and to make vicious personal attacks on MY FRIENDS under a cloak of anonymity. I can well understand how they might not feel inclined to forgive him.

OK, so he fessed up. I hope he also had the guts to send a personal message to everyone he attacked and apologise to them individually.

Bert (personal opinion)