For some reason a lot of punters read this forum, youd be surprised!

Is there a rule about punters posting here? Or is the aim just to bore them to death with period-talk so they hopefully stay away?

I just think... urgh. I don't like the idea of someone new coming here for REAL advice and having to listen to us all simpering about how lovely every single client is, because of the known presence of punters. Also, I SERIOUSLY come here as an antidote to occasionally peeking at Grunternet. Also, Simpernet. I spend plenty of time with clients in the real world and don't really feel any need whatsoever to chat to them online.

I dunno, just my thoughts - I do understand that I should really register under a different name and that my opinion is certainly not everyone else's! I'll ask Brandy about changing my username, actually, so that should stop me feeling so negative about the whole thing. I just liked the way I could be open to other WGs about stuff and they'd know a bit about me/my working background so it would help show whether my advice was relevant (as in, I'm obviously London-based and no experience of working anywhere else) to their own situation.

I read forums without contributing so that I don't interrupt the informative/entertaining flow by getting myself involved and thereby having to take it much more seriously (because god forbid someone posts about YOU! ) so I have no problem with punters lurking. I assumed it just went without saying that this is Me-When-Talking-To-Other-WGs so if they want to eavesdrop they can just go ahead and do so without bothering me about it.