Les - that doesn't answer my question: and how does adding a "Name" eg "the Villan" change any of that? especially when one adds their name it is questioned "If that is your name", maybe "Guests" should have to post a copy of their passports before you let them join your discussions?

The rebuff was not that I didn't register before offering my opinion on the reference to "Gestapo" but that I didn't say who I was or give a name of some sort.

And as for joining "Mudcat" I can see no real advantage in doing so unless I, and other non-registered "Guests" are refused opinion and their right to express it, neither is a fee charged for membership to help with the running cost that must be incurred, so what advantage is there in joining?

Elizabeth Ntsele aka "Guest"

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Nonetheless, the rule here is that if you wish to post, you must use a consistent name. We've had too much trouble with manipulation from people who refuse to use a consistent identity. We don't require membership and if you wish to post as a (named) Guest at Mudcat, that's fine - but my mother always told me that Guests are expected to be on their best behavior.
-Joe Offer, Forum Moderator-