Not logical in my opinion. The only inducement I ever felt to join The Mudcat Cafe was a spirit of communion, (and to get rid of that "Guest" tag). This seems to me to be a time honored "divide and conquer" technique. What exactly these guests would like to conquer escapes me. Perhaps it is that we, as members, can state our opinions freely, get savaged by others who disagree, yet in a different thread exchange musical info with our "enemies" on another thread. I think it comes down to an abiding respect for one another that goes beyond any particular thread. If these "Guests" would identify themselves, the arguments would be more credible.

So "Guests", I suppose you have your reasons for remaining anonymous. For our true Guests, who have just discovered the Mudcat, ask questions and explore away. The Mudcat can be a fabulous resource.

For you anonymous flamers, I'm not sure what you expect to get out of your exercize. I, for one, have a real, three dimensional life, and anything you say about any of our regulars pales in comparison to that.

What's pissing ME off right now, is that my five year old grandson has been going to a local "kid's church" thing, though irregularly. So one of the ladies calls up my daughter, explaining that if the parents did not join the church, then my grandson wouldn't be able to get the badges and other "perks" of membership. (Salvation is probably included in the deal).
This is a FIVE YEAR OLD KID we're talking about, for crissakes. "No badges for you kid, unless your parents tow the line". Even though the church has invited the public to bring their kids. Now if that's not pressure to join a group, I don't know what is. I doubt I'll see anything like it on the Mudcat.

You can flame Fielding, Spaw, Kat or whoever. Hope you get your jollies, fine. Mostly, I ignore that sort of shit. You must have a lot more time on your hands than I do. BlueJay