Nope, you miss the point. Arlo and Frank post for an entirely different reason, and it points out the hole in your logic. There are many who may have legitimate reasons for being non-members. As best as I can tell, neither Frank nor Arlo have ever posted in a way designed to attack folks and wreak havoc on the site. You equate the attacks on non-members by members as being an attack on their anonymity. That is a half truth and lacks merit. What they are responding to is hiding behind anonymity in order that they can attack others and wreak havoc. And that is sick, no matter how you look at it.

In reading your posts here, I accept that your concern is real. As I look back and guess as to the posts you have made in the past, what troubles me is your contention that you have the answer as to what the site should be. And you continually bang away on this dead horse. The site is what it is. Your continued harangue just keeps the discord going, and in the long run, it is destructive. What I object to is the manipulation that occurs. I remember the ruckus that erupted when one well known Mudcatter, who was a wonderful contributor of lyrics and lore, stomped his cyber feet and announced that if the forum was going to continue having all this non music discussion he was leaving. While I hated to see him leave, I expressed that if that was his ultimatum, then "Goodbye". I was accused of running him off, when the facts are that I agreed with his assessment that he should leave based on the facts he presented. Do I wish he were back? Sure. In fact, I don't believe he ever really left, just went anon and bitter that he couldn't control all the Catters with his brilliance. I believe that if you really wanted to leave, you would just do so. All this "look at me, I'm leaving, posts and emails needed to prove I'm right" shite is a load of bollocks.

And I believe that while your intentions are good, your logic is flawed the same way.

Mick, who just feels like debating for a while, so save your PM's telling me otherwise.