I understand what you are saying Flattop, but there was a fundamental difference here. I reread the threads. There was, in my opinion, a deliberate attempt at passing oneself off as someone else in order to discredit them. A parody is one thing. A fraudulent attempt to pass oneself off to discredit and intimidate is quite another. I see this as an attempt to drive Kat away, not as a statement. And that puts it in an entirely different light. That I love this community is a well known fact. But last night I came within seconds of leaving. I would have done so quietly and with email to selected friends. But I will be damned if I will let miserable control freaks drive me off. If these jerks were to just ignore the offending threads, I would have no problem with their view. But they go beyond, to the point of attempting to make it an image of their choosing and being very intolerant of the majority view which has been expressed time and again. It is the same problem I have with another here who rambles on and on about what is wrong with the "house of many rooms" concept. The beauty of our Mudcat is that it serves as an outlet for a very diverse and talented community to EXPRESS themselves on the music and the issues that spawn it. It also provides a means for artistic people to express that madness that all artists have residing in them. True talent would recognize this.

Big Mick