As I recently mentioned in a PM to those concerned, "There is a downside to inclusivity...". The big tent with the open door can make for an interesting party, but don't be surprised if some unwelcome and unsavory "guests" show up to try and pillage, plunder, and generally spoil the fun for everyone else. "Human nature", I suppose. Shucks, even the lofty ideal of "Freedom" I've been known to spout off about on occasion has it's dark side, don't we know. But I digress...

I heartily concur with WYSIWYG re. a "disclaimer". A question of potential civil liability to both the Mudcat and one of us was raised - and quite rationally so - after another organization mentioned was promtly - and warantlessly - savaged by a flamethrowing "guest" who went so far as to threaten to lodge bogus "complaints" against the organization. A representative of this organization who was invited to participate in the forum, needless to say, was not favorably impressed and much appology, explanation and damage control was required to assure them that this ogre was not, in fact, representative of the average Mudcatter. No doubt some of these lurking deviants are quite skilled at making life miserable for others in order to gratify some perverted pathological "need", and it might behoove us to install some reasonable level of self-protection. As it is, we are pretty vunerable, and that alone is sufficient to attract flocks of sociopaths. Lovely world we live in... but it's the best we've got, eh?

Any 'Catters out there of the Legal proffession? some input might be timely, here.