harpgirl,

You're right, I think I did make such a suggestion--tongue in cheek.

I believe the onus is upon those who are vehemently opposed to allowing anonymous posters in Mudcat, to find a reasonable solution, rather than attacking and harrassing the innocent anonymous posters they are projecting their negative beliefs and fear of strangers on.

One such reasonable solution is for them to start a forum of their own, which would not allow anonymous posters.

The other is to accept that anonymous posting is allowed here, and be gracious, respectful, and polite towards respectful anonymous guests, in spite of the strong negative feelings that triggers in them when they see an anonymous guest posting.

What isn't reasonable is to attack anonymous guests who are behaving appropriately, and trying to get others to join the crusade to make you appear to be right, by virtue of the numbers of people you can get to behave just as badly towards polite guests.

I've gone as far with trying to explain my position as is reasonable here. I think the debate is healthy, the flaming and attacking, not.

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