Everyone is entitled to their opinions of what posting anonymously in chat rooms means, and to expressing them freely. It doesn't change the fact that there will always be people who, like me and a number of other fine anonymous posters who often contribute to Mudcat, choose to post anonymously, without giving any explanations for doing it.

C'est la vie. I'm not going to flog the dead horse on veterans, or rehash the Vietnam War, though I have no problem surrendiring to those who wish to do just that.

There are plenty of good music and BS threads where my presence isn't made the issue, and I can carry on the conversations there. But I'm done in this one.