Hi GUEST Karen.
I can almost guarantee you that any process I might use to figure out who's calling me by my name (but not giving ME the same courtesy) will NOT be the same one that katlaughing uses. I don't know Ms. Laughing that well, but I DO know that she uses COMPUTER SMARTS to figure out who's who. I can still barely turn the damn thing on.

I, on the other hand have figured out a LOT of things by simply reading the posts of the articulate ones....reading between the lines a lot (it's fun, not devious) and noticing that if one person seems to focus a lot on Minnesota issues, chances are they may LIVE in Minnesota. If they write consistently in a certain way, it's a breeze to figure out whether they're male or female....females use certain phrases that males don't. I hunted up another discussion group that I figured the person might have been interested in....and surprise...found the name Janet Ryan. Same style, same articulation, and same desire to shit disturb at times, ha ha!

I did some checking in areas where the person might work (or HAVE worked) and where they might be a volunteer. A few things checked out.

And of course I might be completely wrong! But who cares, it's not like I want to follow the person home....I just wanted a Name to call them, 'cause they called ME by my name. No big deal.

Actually, even though JR has gotten on my case (serious shit disturbing I thought ha ha!) she's one hell of a writer, and makes her points as well as all but three others on this forum (IMO). My guess is that she and Mick would probably get along great over a pint!

Cheers

Rick