To greg stephens: Welcome to the Mudcat membership, such as it is. Sorry about doubting your identity on your previous thread but, gee whiz, when you introduced yourself in the thread title as an "unwelcome guest" and started out by making a statement remarkably similar to those of the flamers and trolls around here (namely, "the site is full of people who hate GUESTS"), and cracking wise about our fellow-member McGrath (whom no one could guess that you know personally)... well, whatja expect? :^) Anyway, I asked you to correct me if I was wrong about your identity, and you seem to have done so by becoming a member, which involves identifying oneself to the site administration. Thanks.

As far as "writing letters saying guests shouldn't be allowed now", let me copy-and-paste a post that Max (this site's administrator) made to another GUEST in your previous thread, that you may not be able to see there:

"....I don't even mind GUESTs when they have something useful to say. It's not even about GUESTS, it is about common decency, members and GUESTS alike. You can argue like a 4 year old all you want, GUEST, but the fact of the matter is that a lot (not all) of GUEST posts are rude, pointless, attacking and childish. As I mentioned before, when a member posts like this, I can send them a PM [Private Message], which I do frequently. " So the answer to your question is that if you post something about GUESTS not being "allowed", make sure it's not a rude, pointless, attacking or childish post, that's all. Expressing an opinion in a responsible, adult manner is perfectly acceptable.

Enjoy the 'Cat!

Sharon