You'll notice that he did not post to this thread.

It was not the first time he'd been singled out for praise, though:


The 2000 Mudcat Awards         01 Apr 00

Subject: The 2000 Mudcat Awards
From: The (totally unofficial) Mudcat Award Team
Date: 01 Apr 00 - 01:33 PM

After much consideration, the Mudcat is pleased to announce the following awards.

Mudcatter of the Year:
Malcolm Douglas - has quietly submitted several hundred interesting, intelligent, and informative posts, has never got involved in argumentative BS threads, and has never being drawn into 'flame wars'

[others were listed with other titles]

Malcolm's post:
    Good heavens! Those kind comments are certainly more than I deserve. (Even if it is April 1st.) I do think it's important, though, that we share what we know or are able to discover. I've certainly learnt more so far than I've been able to contribute.