well.. Jim, it's what I proposed off the top of my head on another recent thread,
and an idea I continue to see as a viable working suggestion.
Seems to me the only positive practical suggestion offered so far on this thread ???

Too me the issue is consistency of name within a thread, not anonymity.

As I also said on the previous thread;

"The other alternative is multiple guest IDs depending on the thread and subject matter;
but we've already been there and agreed it is not positively conducive to mudcat community cohesion...??? ]"

but maybe in some circumstances that could be tolerable to distinguish one 'anonymous' [blank name box] guest from anther ???