The discussion of that is what's off base and out of line, IMO...not that that matters. Nobody stays on topic if there's something else they'd rather talk about.

Joe, you say Mudcat 'regulars' (NOT 'members') rarely posted anonymously and there's lately been a trend towards anonymous posting.

Folks have always been given some slack when talking about extremely personal things. I think folks who dump their cookies to argue an opinion or flame somebody ought to have them permanently yanked, but for crying-out-loud, demanding people 'out' themselves when talking about personal stuff is anal. We've NEVER expected them to do so.

There's even more reason to go anon now. Personally, if I needed to be a bit vulnerable and didn't want to deal with psychological predators that no one seems able to prevent from getting their rocks off here, I'd sure go anon!