Interesting observation Kjell. I think it speaks volumes as to how guests are treated here whether using a handle or posting anonymously. I've seen a number of other guests say the same thing. They felt like pariahs until they joined.

Which is a large part of the problem with having two ways of posting, rather than one. I belong to a number of mailing lists, lurk on Usenet's alt.music.bluegrass and rec.music.folk, and never have I seen the hostility over identity anywhere but here. And I've been on-line in these groups for a bit of a spell.

I just think it is very sad, as Mudcat never used to be this way before Max split the forum technically between member and guest users.

Sigh.