Well ... folks ... as in most things in life, there is freedom of choice at the Mudcat Cafe. The freedom lies not in the blue clicky thing, but in the white clicky thing that allows you to enter, or not, any thread. I don't ever think of who may not have posted to a thread ... my thinking is that (I hope) every mudcatter has a life outside of the Mudcat Cafe. Sometimes I'm in the mood for bullshit and sometimes I'm not, therein lies the secret to whether or not I enter a particular thread. I had a birthday a couple of months ago and there was a rollicking repartee going on about my birthday party ... I was feeling rather low for different reasons and it had a great deal to perk me up. I couldn't tell you who did or didn't post to the thread. (OK ... I do remember who was going to be there with the s'mores whilst I was ironing their clothes.) And I certainly wouldn't feel badly about anyone who chose not to post. I do, however, miss the political and issue-related threads, because the opinions were so interesting. Enough said ... moonchild (sharing the soapbox with Jack)