Bob vG

IMO, issue isn't about responsible employers, but irresponsible ones.

I once had employers convince an apartment caretaker of a very large complex, that he should break into my apartment to check on my "safety" because I hadn't reported for work "as required."

A day after I had called and resigned, refusing to come in again. The caretaker obliged, and my apartment was invaded, ransacked, etc.

Also, point worth considering. Spy technology is cheap. It isn't only employers using it. Without guest log-in and guarantees of anonymity, people are required to use email, also easy to monitor.

Just asking that people consider that you *will* lock people out of this forum without an enlightened policy on guest log-ins and anonymous posting options. You don't know or care (or, it appers, have much empathy for) what their reasons are for doing so. Including positions on the right to free speech here, which I haven't mentioned, others have. Some people have very strong opinions on it, including those in folk scene.

Is that Mudcat's intention to keep them out by not welcoming/informing? If so, fine. Forum belongs to you.

But if not, then IMO, site owner owes it to forum users to notify them of same up front in writing (ie faq).

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