FWIW, and nothing to do with this thread, if a user changes his posting name, ALL his past posts will automatically reflect the new name.

That's true, if the member changes it him/herself by editing her/his member info, but it's also been done another way by request to Joe Offer-- where the old posts remain as originally credited (perhaps with the addition of ("inactive") in the posting name, and then the member starts a new membership with a new screen name.

I've done both. Originally-"Praise" posts all automatically became "WYSIWYG" posts, and an alternative ego "Sugar Dog" became inactive. I think someone else's posts became "New Name (Formerly Old Name)" posts. At another forum, "banned" members' posts and PMs can be disappeared entirely, or their membership name may remain visisble but their password has been changed by mods so they can never log in again or get to PMs. The approach depends on software, mod style, and policies.

Mudcat, as in so many other respects, is a little more creative-- it's The Folky Effect. The key is, if you want to change your membership here, you might want to TALK TO JOE. The Mudcat membership policies are in the FAQ. The potential application in individual circumstances can be explored.

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Back to the thread. I just saw an NHL news-blurb that captures, for me, the BEST way to refer to one's spirituality in mixed company:

Forward Tyler Kennedy said the two minutes he spent in the penalty box near the end of the third period against the Islanders on Thursday were "the longest of [his] life." The Penguins held a 3-2 lead when Kennedy was called for hooking with 3:12 remaining in regulation.

"You have no idea how nerve-racking it is," Kennedy said. "As a rookie, you do not want to be in the [penalty] box in that situation. I was praying to anybody that could help me out that [the Islanders] would not tie [the score]. Somebody must be looking over my shoulder. Maybe my grandma."


I think he was joking, but IMO it's actually a great model to emulate.

~Susan