Just a note on the shelter argument.
 
Until people decided to go public and say who was being talked about
I had no idea who was meant, so I suspect that a lot of other people
also did not.  In such situations I have noticed that problems usually
go away faster if the poster is just ignored.
 
[Moderator's note: I received LOTS of reasoned comments about this
issue.  I really appreciate everyone who took time to write -- it
helps to have a well-rounded view of things!  BIG]
[Posted in FML issue 5004]