True enough, McGraw, but playing on the internet is low on my list of endeavours requiring bravery. I do, personally, try to follow a rule never to send a blast without signing it. I can get lazy on that on occasion, and it doesn't solve the problem of living in a world full of rude people, but then, nothing will.

The real problem is if I want to be persuasive, many people will never look past the anonymity. But again, playing on the internet, I don't invest much effort in changing other people's minds. Not to belittle the process of internet information sharing - I learn a lot, and don't worry much about what other people are learning (even if my personal choice is to pay as much attention to anonymous posting as ones with bogus or even real names.)

I suppose the point is my expectations, after a decade of perusing the internet, have been lowered, but not extinguished. And I am mildly amused by those who get all hot and bothered.

herc