Joining the Gaughan forum was no harder than joining any other forum. One massive difference is that anonymity wasn't allowed, though you could still use your pseudonym. I utterly agree with that (and have always used my real name on any forum I've been on). I hear mucho bullshit from people who think so much of themselves that they feel that "for professional reasons/insert own excuse" they must remain anonymous. Maybe there are one or two that that might justifiably apply to, people who have been personally targeted by past trolling, for example, but anonymity on this forum has all too frequently been used by trolls, and there are many well-known musicians and song-collectors, etc., here who use their real names cheerfully. The mods should have a straight line to every member's real name and email address, and, if you don't want to join, tough luck. You have no good reason not to do so. It honestly doesn't hurt, does it?Several good threads above the line have been wrecked by a stalking and garrulous ex-member in recent weeks, but the mods prefer to blame Jim instead. Of course, members-only wouldn't solve every problem here. Back to my post on consistent moderation then...And do try to get on with each other better...