Noreen said in one of her posts

"I strongly disagree, Traddles. It is a very rare occasion that anyone gets flamed here. I have been a member for over a year, express myself civilly and have never been flamed, and am not in fear of being flamed. It is the people who come here to cause trouble who find it."

Granted Noreen, much of the worst and most hurtful flaming took place before you came here, but I've done some checking and there have been quite a number of recent examples. Perhaps you haven't visited those particular threads. There have certainly been enough flames to make Mudcatters who don't possess really thick skins think twice whenever they feel like giving an opinion. In almost every case, what prompted the flaming would seem to be simply someone else being irritated by the poster herself/himself. In no instance was the flamee being nasty before the attack. I think it may be a case of familiarity breeding contempt. I find some people here pretty irritating as well, but what's the difference between that and the 3D communities we live in? I simply don't think that being irritated by someone gives us a license to harrass them anonymously. Having said that, I can't for the life of me see why someone who's just giving an opinion or taking part in a discussion POLITELY need identify themself. Maybe they've been flamed recently and simply don't want their very presence in a thread to spark a repeat attack. It happens. Also, they simply may not be that adept at coming up with a quick nickname.

Harpgirl's suggestion IS brilliant. Should solve the problem totally don't you think?

GUEST: Aug.8, 1:10PM, Maybe you can start your tally again from here. (BG)

traddles