CarolC...

Thank you for your comments. I have no problem with all anonymous guests being viewed with suspicion. And I see the rationale behind a person's reluctance to respond to a guest because another guest can step in and post a nasty message subsequent to a neutral one, causing confusion.

The sweeping generalization is hard to understand, however, especially in light of the fact that the only thing to be dealt with is the message. One message from an anonymous poster is inflammatory; therefore, regardless of the tone of the message, all messages from anonymous posters must be inflammatory and undeserving of a response. One guest behaves badly, therefore all guests are condemnable. This "you're either on the bus or off the bus" attitude must evidently be readily observable by others, as evidenced by Rich's post above, and is just as insubstantial as the lobby against the 'BS' threads.

If all anonymous posts must be so unfairly judged, then so be it. This guest will oppose the herd mentality and take its chances with those like yourself who're capable of separating the wheat from the chaff. And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. -- Friedrich Nietzsche.

Best wishes to you also, CarolC.