That is a very odd stance for them to take, in my opinion. I would have thought that this is the kind of thing that brings a community together - and Mudcat is very much a community. The fact that it is online and that only some of us have met does not make it any less a community in my opinion.

I think it is the most natural thing in the world for people to have a need and a desire to share their feelings at a time like this, and to connect up and make sure we are all okay. Having just caught up with reading the threads about the bombing only a little while ago, and seeing everyone's concern for each other, and the valuable source of information that it was as well, with a lot of phones apparently not working at the time, just reminds me how lucky we are to have this Mudcat community. It's obviously not just any old chat forum. I think it's unique, and I'm very glad it's here.

Jenny