Portraying someone as racist is a favourite pastime, especially when there is disagreement over a point. It's sad really, which is why when someone tells me "Oh I've been posting on such and such a thread for X number of years" I treat that statement with several grains of salt. To be honest I'm really not very interested in what the poster, let's call him Mr Y, has done in the past, I'm more interested in the here and now. Banning 'Guest' posting? (in any forum, not just this one) Not a very good idea, you're only feeding the 'old guard' and making the place somewhat exclusive.