Steve
guerilla tactics to lower other posters' ratings would ensue.
policing that would be a task beyond measure.
I suspect that the popularity of Mudcat attracts trollers and the equivalent of graffitti artists and the events of the week are polarizing opinions
terrorists have raised our game and we wouldn't be the beligerant race we are if it weren't so. We can rise above it, but not while the adrenalin is coursing.

and the meek shall inherit the earth --- if that's ok by everyone else.