Isn't publishing personal messages a form of bullying?

Maybe bullying is in the eye of the beholder!

Anyway - I suspect we will get no further sensible discussion here. Thanks are mainly due to Joe for providing the stats. They are far from conclusive as, as was pointed out, the number of spam messages has declined dramatically. Maybe that accounts for a 20% reduction? I don't know. What I do know is that, in the main, Mudcat is good resource and platform for exchanging ideas. It's a pity when people abuse it, and abuse it they do. Maybe I am just as guilty by pointing out what I feel is crass stupidity but, as I said, that is the way I am. I accept that some people feel the same about my postings and perhaps when I see something that makes my blood boil I should just keep quiet. I probably won't. But neither will I stop contributing and reading valuable posts, throw my toys out of the pram or resort to childish games.

Cheers

DtG