if you get rid of guests, you don't get to enrich the gene pool. it would be sterile if every BS thread started by saying "we" rather than "me."

I choose to use guest. I did have a log in under another name, but got a bit fed up by people who had problems wit me having views that don't coincide with theirs, and sending pm's to me. As I was having a few chats in pm's with old mates, sorting them became tiresome.

No, nothing wrong with debate, nothing wrong with guests. I go on two such sites, this and a site dedicated to a hobby I have. I am rather bemused about rules concerning courtesy, understanding, non inflammatory approach etc etc. Why? if some pillock makes an absurd statement, I am not going to try to understand it, i am going to point and laugh! This is not an agony aunt column and we are not each other's keepers.

I even said the other day, guarded and with a few "buts" but it was there. I agreed with something Akenaton put. if that isn't objective, what the hell is?