we do tend to have anonymous executioners (Shambles)

Always take the strongest possible analogy, Shambles. If you look at Mudcat you think of freedom losing to fascism, if you think of the JoeClones you think of executioners. You have no sense of proportion.

The reviewers of my articles are anonymous for me, the post clerk deciding whether your parcel is too large is anonymous to you, most copy editors are anonymous. Lots of decisions each day are made by anonymous people, but the first instance that comes to your mind are executioners who BTW, have nothing to decide?

Wolfgang