On Oct 13, 9:04*am, notbob wrote:

IMHO anonymity is less of a problem if one restricts ones comments to
non-political/rant threads. Playing anonymous or sock puppet games on
non-fishing threads is a problem, in that its gutless, not befitting a
manly group, chicken****. The group is not proctored so real names are
a preferred self control devise. Nude pictures of yourself or
"girlfriends" are usually frounded on' :-) but not always.

By the way, with a few notable and easily identified exceptions, it
would be a mistake to assume that disagreement on matters political,
even at the nasty level, would preclude comradely fishing
experiences.
Most of us take these things with a grain or two of salt despite the
sparks.

Dave