The Cat doesn't change nearly as much as some people think. It goes through stormy patches every now and then, with a few pests messing up the place, but there's a kind of cycle to these things.

Some people who provided a great quality to the place have drifted away, or in some cases died - I think especially of people like Rick Fielding, and katlaughing and Catspaw - and I miss them. But the Cat always comes back, and long may it do so.

Anonymous guests, I don't miss. One change might be worth thinking of, if there really are people who don't want to register because they are scared of getting nasty PMs - maybe there should be an option to opt out of getting PMs. But I can't say I've had a problem, and I've been coming here on and off for many years, and got in a good few heated arguments. (Though I don't think I've ever been abusive and hope I never will.)