"...it still makes me "the outsider". Outsiders are easy pickings around this place."

*tsk*..we have many regulars who post with a consistent name as 'guest' for one reason or other and have NO problems being respected and enjoyed. I have NO problems with 'treewind' not being a 'member'....if I ever have a disagreement with Treewind, it will be on the basis of what he/she says....

The problem of people posting long, involved arguments and promoting political agendas while refusing to use any name is an entirely different issue. It is a rude, tedious way of behaving, and to then accuse those who call attention to it of the rude behavior is the height of arrogance. Try it the polite way..pick a name, stick to it, and you will get all the thoughtful 'discussion' you want from almost everyone! You don't have to set a cookie and leave yourself open to PMs...just give us the respect of allowing us to reply without complicated references to time and quotations!

as I have said for YEARS, being obnoxious is not confined to "guests", but when a member is obnoxious, there are ways to deal with it...and IF they go over certain lines, as a couple have done, (You will notice how generous the 'line' is by how much MG gets away with),Management has options. Non-members can ignore civility with impunity unless entire IP addresses are blocked.