Well I've been branded, along either other critics of the Israeli regime, a Jew-hater by a regular poster whose name is not known. I don't recall any big wading-in by the moderators then. Don't you think that that is stepping over the line, Bill?

Don't get me wrong. What I'm saying is that the current anarchic mess actually makes moderation impossible. You can post under multiple guises and you can post as an anonymous unsigned-up guest. Threads are plagued by the fact that half the time you don't know who you're supposed to be talking to. On the Bulmer thread last week an anonymous guest persistently badgered ME, without irony, as to who I was! I suspect it was more than one guest. Nothing was done. You sometimes end up with deleted posts rendering threads nonsensical. It's no good defending this setup then complaining about bad behaviour. The anonymity and all the jiggerypokery that goes with it is the reason for moderators tearing their hair and often screwing up. And no, it is not sufficient for just the management to have your details. I want to know exactly who I'm talking to, just like I do down the pub. The current rules don't accord me that right. So be it. But if you say something illiberal or just plain bloody stupid under anonymity, you're abusing the situation and I can't respect you. I'm only human.