I've got to disagree Jeri.

I don't dispute that the "sue him" trend is more prelavent now as suggested by others but in my life on the Internet, I have seen no real changes in the time I have used Mudcat.

People have always had "buttons", some more easily pressed than those of others. I think it is also fair to suggest that some have more "buttons" to press than others.

I think it may be reasonable to suggest that the Internet has changed in usage over the years (before my time and after usenet) and that more and more people enter in to forums without the original objectives in mind and perhaps have their own objectives, e.g. these days, Mudcat can be looked upon as a political platform within the folk world, etc.

I think Mudcat has at last reacted sensibly to these differences but that can not change people. By that I mean some will always want to push there agenda whether or not it is appropriate. I'd suggest the reason for that is just because it's there to be used that way and people want thier own platforms to speak.

Jon