Max changed the rules a couple of years ago - see here (click). I can't say I agree, and I think I have a right to disagree with that policy or to complain about contentious threads, without being told that if I don't like it, I should leave. I have a right to an opinion. Max, as Mudcat's owner, has a right to make policy.

I think that anonymous posting can create unease and animosity, even when there is no reason for unease and animosity. If we know who we're talking with, we can make allowances and work things out. If we're dealing with GUEST (blank), who is is that we're supposed to make peace with, and why should we trust this person? Trust is important in keeping the peace, and how can we trust anonymous people?

-Joe Offer-