Start your own forum and do not allow yourself (selves) to be bothered by Mudcat.
I am not trying to suck up to the powers that be - it is a very simple solution to what several perceive to be a problem.

In the early more tolerant days of our forum - the idea was encouraged to invite peopole to join in and to do anything that may inhibit this - was thought to be a problem.

Since the arrival of the Chief of the Mudcat Editing Staff, his known helpers and his anonymous ones - this has changed to an idea where all the rest of the forum are encouraged to tell anyone who may not like what our once tolerant forum is being shaped into - that they can p*** o**. As if this was any real solution.

But this has now changed. For it is the Chief of the Mudcat Editing Staff who is admitting his failure to impose the peace that he requires. It is he who is expressing disatisfaction with the result of his efforts. And despite having almost total control - is not satisfied with this and is now proposing that our forum be closed to public access.

Now apart from not appreciating these constants efforts to shape our forum to the personal likes and dislikes of a select and vocal few - I like our forum on the terms that I first posted. Those that do not and who cannot accept the realities of what a public forum is - are now welcome to go away and start their own. Perhaps it would be better for all concerned if they did just this?