GUEST, I meant your post illustrated the problem, not that it was an example of it. Whether wrong or right, I took as somewhat tongue-in-cheek.

Whether anyone likes it or not, whether it's right or not, those who post without a name have made a conscious choice (in most cases) to join a group of people, some of whom seem solely concerned with attacking people. It's guilt by association, but you choose the association. Guests don't want to be seen as individuals, so I try to only respond to individual comments or ignore them. I don't know if you really try to post as if you were writing to your mom. I don't have any reason to believe you OR disbelieve you and the only sane thing for me to do is treat you as a thought typed by a random person with no history, no known opinions, and no personality. You don't want to be treated like a non-person, but you do your best to appear to be one. Sorry - I know there must be a human out there somewhere, but one who doesn't wish to be seen as any particular one.

I'll let others play the get-the-guest/get-the-members game. It's old and it's petty and it constantly (and I mean CONSTANTLY) interferes with communication when folks just can't keep from bringing up their pet peeves, whatever they are.