"it certainly isn't "Catherine Foster", "Dorothy Peterson" et al, because we've never seen them before and probably will never see them again."

See...I'm not so sure. A couple of the things said by those various "Guests" (who I agree are probably one or two people at most) make me think they aren't necessarily blow-ins at all, but ordinary Mudcatters giving vent to their biliousness behind a veil of anonymity.

It was one or two of the encouraging responses to the vituperation provided by the anonymous shit-stirrers, though, that really pissed me off. After all, everyone's entitled to their opinion, right?:

"She was having a good rant and getting the usual targets frothing and we applaud her for it."

"The woman whose quote triggered this thread was cheesed off with what she heard, her tastes may not be honed to the revival or she may have a very elevated musical palate. Either way it's her right to gob off on an internet forum. That's what it's there for, unless someone knows different?"

"If you come onto a folk discussion board you should expect to find criticism even if it is unfounded."