I went back to mostly posting anonymously as my ego was getting battered at the frequency with which my extreme wit and wisdom was being ignored or trampled (another poster making exactly the same point and getting acknowledged).

It's one thing to know how things work here-- That most posts are ignored, that the nature of the threads is the showering of thoughts, not thoughts and replies, even that most kindness and helps go unthanked.

It's quite another to be strong enough at a weak point in life--like middle age--to take being ignored.

posting anonymously is just a safer way to participate. It's easier to accept the rejection of your anonymous offering than the rejection of your person.

If I write something controversial I still use my name. I'm not ashamed just a little fragile--and for that, I do not blame the mudcat.