Folks.Folks.Folks. A warning to you. Don't respond in any way to 'countess richard'.

From what I have seen of her rantings and ravings on other threads on Mudcat I really do politely suggest that you just ignore her.

This is usually the only way that you can stop an unwelcome 'contributor' who is compulsive in the extreme, likes to spread venom and hostility,completely change the original purpose of the discussion and obsessively take over the thread.

I'll say no more about countess richard at this stage, but if you want a taste of this character and how she behaves just have a peek at the thread "Show of hands - Roots - what a track!"

Just check out some of her latest contributions on that thread.
I have rarely seen so many F words from a lady of supposed culture and literary intelligence.
So extreme are her foul-mouthed rantings that I am very surprised that the Mudcat police haven't pulled her plug yet!!