CarolC ... "rape" - spot-on analogy!

"Cracker" ... so this means that you can find out who anyone on the mudcat is, even those who post honestly with a nickname, but may have a reason for not wanting their real name known. That's scarey.

What do you suppose "brutally honest" means? I've had those words said to me, in the last five months, and there was nothing "honest" about them.

Guest PL ... I may have been fearful and terrified, at times, recently, but nervous? Never. And who is "their?" Let's name some names, here, of people who would classify as "their." I don't know any "their." Even though I've made an effort to meet several mudpeople inperson and I talk "live" with several more, the others are real to me (for the most part) and don't have to present themselves inperson or via telephone, for me to consider them real. And, you know what else? Even if there are mudpeople, who have found a community and are thriving on that community, SO WHAT! It's not up to you to decided who is valuable enough to be on the mudcat. It's not up to anyone to decide that. "You" are who is not "real." "You" are whose valuable contribution consists of telling the rest of us why the mudcat is a haven for the misbegotten.

So, go ahead and flame me, I've toughened up a bit and have no doubts about "my" identity. BTW, I have posted as Guest a few times because of my fear of "you." But my fear of "you" is not so dreadful, as what I consider a sham on my part. People who know me well, know my words, so it wasn't a secret to them, and if anyone else had asked, I would have told them it was me.

Another BTW ... I haven't always felt this way and particularly when I had my trust in stripped away. But, through the help of a few mudpeople, I know the difference between what is and what ain't.

So, PL ... you should probably be pitied.

And, Cracker ... why don't you put your skills to better use.