Having read this thread from start to finish, and this being my first post for months wanted to simply add that 'a man owns his words' Just as words without an author carry no weight.

It is unfair to draw parallels with Police informants. As its a necessary feature of encouraging people to tell the truth and bring down criminals. Invariably the 'grass' is an ordinary person wanting to do society a solid. Whilst the back lash is at the behest of those with an already declared criminal and possibly violent proclivity. One must be protected from the other.

Expressing a venal opinion without fear of consequence is cowardly. Just as making a polite, factual and constructive comment without a declared identity is reasonable way of fuelling debate.

On another thread two contributors asked questions that i felt worthy of answers. And as they filled in their accounts fully i elected to email them.

Thats it from me im gone