Actually, the one rule we're even more hard-nosed about than using your real name is Be Nice.
The reason we have the rule about using real names is in large part because we've found that people are more likely to Be Nice when they're not hiding behind an alias.
There is no shortage of places where you can go on the Internet, use an alias and people (many with aliases of their own) will cheerfully flame your
off.
That's not us - as our motto proclaims. Despite the cutesy titles and the moth-eaten moose, we
are a community of (alleged) professionals, and we merely ask a few professional courtesies.
I'm sorry if you felt that we're injuring you, but that was not the intent, nor are you the target of a personal attack here. I merely wished to point out that the reason for the deafening silence in response to your question was because you needed to conform to one of the few simple rules we employ to keep things civilized here. If you are in need of an urgent response, you don't speed things up by debating the issue.
We're a bad resource for Urgent Responses, though. Since we're all unpaid here, we check in when it's convenient, not 24x7, although there are Ranchers all around the globe. Answers typically take a day or 2 to come back, providing that A) someone knows the answer, B) the person asking isn't using an obvious alias, and C) Dang it! I forgot what C was. Never mind. I think it was the that the person responding was awake and sober, but I wouldn't count on that.
Anyway, no further debate. We want to be the friendly place, but even friendly places have to have a few rules, alas. I hope you can recover from your initial bad impression. We really do have a lot to offer.
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