Martin Gibson arrived at Mudcat with a political agenda (arch-conservative and liberal-hating, and not really liking traditional music all that much, and calling anyone who didn't play a Martin guitar a "moron" or worse, and calling any woman who disagreed with him about something obscene sexist names), and a huge chip on his shoulder. He also made fun of people with physical disabilities, and anyone who wanted to use a BS thread to discuss a personal problems with someone who could take an objective view. For verification of what I'm saying, I could post links to dozens of Martin Gibson's posts where he is doing exactly what I just said he does. What he just posted above is somewhat typical of what his style was like right from the start. Is it any wonder people don't regard him as the flavor of the month?

Anonny, I'm assuming here that you are exactly what you say you are:   someone just checking Mudcat out for the first time, and not just Martin Gibson yet again.

But the more you talk about Martin Gibson (indeed, the more threads you start about Martin Gibson), seem to defend him, and question why the majority of people here don't like him, the more people are going to think you're just Martin Gibson doing what he's done many times before. He thrives on attention, which, of course, is why he posts on threads when he doesn't really have anything to say on the subject and insults people right, left, and center. Constantly dropping stink bombs and pulling dorky stunts like starting threads about himself is typical Martin Gibson behavior.

I figure that you may just be an interesting and informative person with a lot to offer. And you might enjoy Mudcat a whole lot more if you divorce yourself from Martin Gibson, forget about him, and do your own, thing instead of doing his for him.