I do agree with Vic Smith. I did not find the "Guests" posting to be in any way offensive, nor do I think he deserved to be called "a cowardly bastard" simply because he asked a reasonable question. A number of posts to this thread have disappeared as well. Why is that ?
As for the subject of Ewan McColl, there have been dozens of threads regarding him . I don't think that asking why should get a poster called a "cowardly bastard"!