hmm, interesting view - I must say I thought that when sjmaxq made a song and dance about ignoring you the other day that itself seemed rude to me. I put it down to him having fallen out of bed, having to sleep on his head as he does.

I am a bit uncomforatable about the function at all, but accept what you suggest about "a useful device in preventing personality conflicts from distracting us". I certainly agree with you about the latter point Milo - it needs using with some care if a small community is to maintain enough communal bonds to make it interesting. Let's stay relaxed, guys and guizes.

I suspect the wonderfully strophic one was irked by a more malignant enema of the peep-hole.